Sealey Ms016 Fork Seal Driver

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But, there is no need. Follow these simple instructions and its as easy as changing an oil filter ! If I can do it, then anyone can! To drive the seal down I use a cut down plastic drain pipe as a slide hammer. Get a plastic drain pipe at least maybe three times the width of a hand, ideally more.

Then push them to the bottom of the fork and tape in place to stop them sliding down and getting in the way. As you will see in the video – the total time spent actually driving the seal into place is no more than 2 minutes. (Studying the video again and it is actually under 1min 30 seconds per seal) I am sure I am missing something really obvious here and that you will point it out and I will go "doh" ... so let the "silky is a muppet" comments begin At this point it is important to note / write down how each part fits together – As you will be cleaning them all later on.Take off the top cap - Remove inner damping rod – It will slide out as you tip the fork oil out – And remove fork spring. Reassemble fork spring, damper rod and top cap / Refill fork with new oil as per instructions in your manual. Not all upper and lower fork slider tubes are the same diameter, so this is going to take some patience on your part when in your local hardware store. If you can’t find something off the shelf like I did with the PVC coupler above, there is an alternative.

As it’s not smaller on the outside and inside, it will easily fall out when the new one is in place. Take fork upper and coat the seal mating face with seal grease (not normal grease). This is important as it will prevent the seal degrading and also the aluminium of the fork upper corroding.However, in the age of big-box hardware stores, there are definitely opportunities to make your own specialty tool and save yourself some major cash. Laser Fork Oil Level Setting Tool Setting the fluid level in front forks accurately is critical to the safe handling of your bike and this tool makes it a piece of cake. I have made a small video showing the 'hard bit' ... driving the new fork seal into place ... which shows how easy it is using home made tools.

It did take a proper tug (oooer missus) ... thats why I mentiond to "not be afraid to give it some abuse" (or words to that effect). Ideally you’ll have used a section with a properly flat bottom, in which case you should be able to just drive straight down with a ‘slide hammer’ action (read wanking ), if it’s not properly flat at the bottom, you’ll need to keep turning the fork after each drive to ensure it stays evenly pushed down. Make sure that it is slightly less than half of one side (obviously) so that you can easily put it around the fork leg. First, buy a section of thin walled pipe that is slightly larger than the diameter your need. Next, cut it in half/down the middle (top to bottom in the picture above) – the result should be two C shaped sections. Finally, clam shell them around your upper fork slider and secure them in place with a hose clamp. The hose clamp should be on the end of the fork seal driver furthest from the seal being driven – this will keep it out of the way as you are driving the seal into place.Remove forks from yokes and loosen the top cap on the forks – Do not actually remove the top cap at this point.