gassergrant
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Hi gent I got the bike very dirty the other week, I was just wondering if the dust deals can be removed with out damaging them, just to clean them
Cheers grant
Cheers grant
Dust seal removal
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Jakobi
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Yep! Some brands of fork and seal are easier to slide down than others, but the basic principal is the same. Get something between the fork and the seal surface and gently pry it away until the dust seal drops down. The seals on my 48mm Sachs are the tightest I've ever felt. Super pain to get it away, but even then its doable with some persistance.
gassergrant
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Ok cool thanks for that mate
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Hey guys. Our new dust wipers fit the sachs beautifully. They are very smooth and have a nice sharp lip that knocks of the junk. They are colored blue. $24 pair retail....in stock
Rob
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Get yourself a Seal Doctor tool and keep it in your field tool box. Works greak for wiper cleaning maintanence and fixing leaks from dirt. I fixed a Zoke 45 seal that was dripping bad in my garage and a friend fixed a WP 48 on the trail. It WILL save a ride someday.
http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Seal_Doctor_Page.html
http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Seal_Doctor_Page.html
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nambo-trev
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I bought one of these seal doctors today. Looks like an awesome idea and a real time saver!
swazi_matt
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I can vouch for the synergy seals not allowing air buildup, it works - nice to not feel your forks get harder and harder as the race progresses. and i have the older wipers, but i think rob is sending me some new ones for all the punting i do 
I also have and like the seal doctor, but only use it to help lube the seals after a wash with degreaser, it lets a bit of oil through
I also have and like the seal doctor, but only use it to help lube the seals after a wash with degreaser, it lets a bit of oil through
gassergrant
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Thanks for the info guys will look in to it
swazi_matt
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And getting back to seal removal, I found the best tool was a nice sharp woodwork chisel
Simmo737
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I can vouch for the synergy seals not allowing air buildup, it works - nice to not feel your forks get harder and harder as the race progresses. and i have the older wipers, but i think rob is sending me some new ones for all the punting i do
I also have and like the seal doctor, but only use it to help lube the seals after a wash with degreaser, it lets a bit of oil through
+1, 35 hrs on them and no air came out, stopped doing it after a while, they are easy to install if you watch the video, mine went in first go. The wipers are as advertised. I will buy them when I need to replace seals on the Marz 48. The design is simple uncommon common sense.
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If you wanted you could remove the clip....jump down on the fork to pop the flex seal out to inspect it and clean it....then reinstall it....irs that simple.
Cool story...baja 1000...xr650...2006. The team had an extra pair to take with them. A flex seal was damaged due to a bad ding in the fork. I told them they could remove the clip and either jup down on the fork to hydraulically pop it out or reach inside of it and grab it. Then they could install the new seal. He said it took 10 minutes in the middle of the desert......was very impressed.
He still uses them in the same bike
Cool story...baja 1000...xr650...2006. The team had an extra pair to take with them. A flex seal was damaged due to a bad ding in the fork. I told them they could remove the clip and either jup down on the fork to hydraulically pop it out or reach inside of it and grab it. Then they could install the new seal. He said it took 10 minutes in the middle of the desert......was very impressed.
He still uses them in the same bike
swazi_matt
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maybe i don't understand your baja story, but surely you can't replace the seal without stripping down the fork? or can you slide it up from the axle side?
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With a conventional fork the seal can be removed without disassembling of the fork. You can hydraulically pop it out by jumping on the fork after the removal of the dust wiper and snap ring. Or you can pry it out easily since it has no metal body.....its flexable
This technique can also be performed on upside down forks but you will need to slide the forks apart to remove the seal from the sanction tube.
