1100E seal removal?

[Mad Mark]

whats the best way to remove the fork seals on my 1100?

i was thinking fill them up with air and blow them out, but i dont know if that would hurt the anti-dive or not?

or fill them with oil and compress them till they blow out. again not sure about the anti-dive.

and i read that people yank the tube and slider to force them out?

just ideas if its to hard to take them out how your supposed to. and also do i have to separate the slider from the tube to get these out? i read that but they werent 1100e forks. couldnt find anything searching 1100e fork seal removal.

thanks.

[tc.young]

you can use the slider method but thats for complete disassembly which should probably be done. i used compress air on my klr, pumped the sucker to 100psi and it blew off. remember to empty the oil first and hold a towel over the seal unless you trying to oil your ceiling. you have to remove the dust seal and the clip to do the blow method.

[eil]

Changed the fork seals on my 850 L model recently. I tried the air method. It worked great for the fork that had a squishy rubber aftermarket seal, but did not budge the OEM seal which is made of some combination of rubber, plastic, and metal. In fact, I had a hard time getting that one out even with a big old screwdriver and lots of leverage.

So I guess I would say try the air method first since it's relatively easy (drain the oil first like tc says) and then disassemble the fork if that doesn't work.

[Guest]

Changed the fork seals on my 850 L model recently. I tried the air method. It worked great for the fork that had a squishy rubber aftermarket seal, but did not budge the OEM seal which is made of some combination of rubber, plastic, and metal. In fact, I had a hard time getting that one out even with a big old screwdriver and lots of leverage.

So I guess I would say try the air method first since it's relatively easy (drain the oil first like tc says) and then disassemble the fork if that doesn't work.

When I get a seal like that, I use a sharp chisel and cut one side of the seal in half. It then pops right out when the tension is released.