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1978 GS 750 Fork Seal Backup Ring Missing

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Went out to change fork seals on my 78 GS750 and ran into a problem or two. After a day of frustration, the seal popped out with a wood dowel (doesn't damage aluminum and allowed the metal structure to grab the dowel). Anyways, I watched many videos before attempting to change them. The videos all had a backup ring (slightly tapered washer?) and my bike did not. Checked the service manual and it appears that there is just the snap ring and the seal. Then I saw the thread before this (goggles 1980 GS550) and saw that he did have them. Do I need to source some of these? Or am I good to just put it all back together?
 
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