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77 GS550 Fork Seal Replacement

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Hello!

So, after finally getting the front brake rebuild project completely squared away, on the very first ride after it was done I happened to look down at the caliper, admiring how great the front brakes felt, only to see that I'm leaking fork oil all over the place.

I've read the fork seal replacement tutorial on Bike Cliff's site, and read through several angry pages of discussion on how to properly remove the seals. My question to all you more experienced wrenchers is what else should I be replacing or looking at when I tear into this? I assume I should generally replace all plastic parts I come into contact with during any maintenance on a bike this old, but I'd love to hear from others on what I might or might not look at while I'm doing this particular repair.

Thanks a ton!
 
Springs for starters. Most likely yours are weak and sagging. Depending on the condition of them you might need to replace the oil seal lock ring that holds the seal in place as well. Other components may or may not need to be replaced but it will depend on the wear and tare the bike has seen.
 
In looking at the parts catalog there's a upper and lower spring, neither of which are available at any of the parts sites I've checked. Is there an aftermarket alternative if I want to replace the springs?
 
I haven't noticed anything odd with the suspension, but I just started riding this year, so I'm not sure I'd know what it was supposed to feel like.

I do know that when I had it at the stealership getting the carbs rebuilt they also replaced the steering stem bearings, I'm guessing if they could have gotten more money from me for a bad suspension they would have mentioned it :)
 
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