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No cb of my own, but several bikes. If it is a slow leak and parts are inbound, we used to tie rags around them to contain the mess and ride cautiously... personal choice there. Also, as your leak goes from top to bottom on the forks.... check and make sure you haven't lost brake fluid. Unless there is enough fluid to correctly ID it, sometimes it is hard to tell if that drop ran down while parked or blew up while riding and dripped back down. No brakes sucks big time. Ask the side of my 86 Sportster I used to have and my collar bone...
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(10-05-2015, 01:39 AM)kmoney_imp Wrote: Try the 35mm film trick?
http://dirtrider.net/forums3/threads/35m...al.178665/
Or if they really are that far gone, it may just be time for replacement. Does seem odd for them to go from normal to gushing oil that fast though, and on both sides.
http://www.motosport.com/product?psrefer...tchType%7D
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(10-05-2015, 05:26 AM)jeffskar_imp Wrote: (10-05-2015, 01:39 AM)kmoney_imp Wrote: Try the 35mm film trick?
http://dirtrider.net/forums3/threads/35m...al.178665/
Or if they really are that far gone, it may just be time for replacement. Does seem odd for them to go from normal to gushing oil that fast though, and on both sides.
http://www.motosport.com/product?psrefer...tchType%7D
http://www.motosport.com/product?psrefer...tchType%7D Nice. Didn't even know they made that. Now I can stop rifling through old family photos to pick out which negatives I don't mind wrecking.
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If you are going to eventually replace fork seals on the CB I suggest you get a bike shop to do them. I picked up some new seals today but found that to install them easily you need a special tool. The problem is that the lower fork leg has to be attached to the fork tube before the seals are pressed in. there is a guide bushing and a back up ring under the seal and it really hard to get them back into the lower leg. They have to be pressed in dead straight of they will not seat correctly. I am going to make up something tomorrow as the bike is currently sitting on a jack with no front wheel so no going to bike shop. If you get a chance I suggest dropping the fork legs down through the lower tree and check there is no corrosion on the chrome. when I removed mine there is a patch where water/rust from the lower tree has eaten the chrome plating away. Spray lots of water dispersent in this spot as it seems to get rusty.
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(10-09-2015, 04:10 PM)Tezza_imp Wrote: If you are going to eventually replace fork seals on the CB I suggest you get a bike shop to do them. I picked up some new seals today but found that to install them easily you need a special tool. The problem is that the lower fork leg has to be attached to the fork tube before the seals are pressed in. there is a guide bushing and a back up ring under the seal and it really hard to get them back into the lower leg. They have to be pressed in dead straight of they will not seat correctly. I am going to make up something tomorrow as the bike is currently sitting on a jack with no front wheel so no going to bike shop. If you get a chance I suggest dropping the fork legs down through the lower tree and check there is no corrosion on the chrome. when I removed mine there is a patch where water/rust from the lower tree has eaten the chrome plating away. Spray lots of water dispersent in this spot as it seems to get rusty.
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Spray a little of [url=http://www.acf-50.co.uk/motorcycle.htm]this stuff in that area. Stops it dead.
Cheers
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I just ordered some ACF-50. Thanks for the tip.
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(10-10-2015, 10:16 AM)Carguy1959_imp Wrote: I just ordered some ACF-50. Thanks for the tip.
No worries mate. Someone on this forum, in a long lost thread, steered me to it.
Cheers
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I did the fork seals on my Nighthawk a few years back. Instead of spending big bucks on seal and bushing drivers, I made my own out of some PVC pipe and a U-bolt.
The best video I've ever seen on fork seal replacement is this one from Delboy's Garage. It covers everything you need to know, including how to make the seal/bushing drivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrmYJgcGX30
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My zrx used to go through fork seals, for obvious reasons. My CB keeps the front wheel on the ground so they should last longer.
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I too have replaced a lot of fork seals. For me, the most difficult part is getting the correct amount of fluid back into the tubes....
