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Leak Proof Oil Seal Question

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ryonker

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Ok, so my forks are clean and disassembled and ready to be reassembled.

When I took the fork seal out, I noticed there is another small rubber seal and a washer below that.

Does the small rubber seal and washer go back in before installing the leak proof seals?

In the leak proof instructions, it shows this order:

Bottom washer (stock), Leak proof oil seal, Leak proof washer, and then clip.

The instructions also say that there must be a min. of .5 mm of play between the top washer and the clip. There can be 2-4 mm of play with no issues since the leak proof washer needs to "float".

When I installed the bottom washer and then put the small "seal" back in, there was no play.

So what should I do?

Thanks for the help!

Rick
 
Here is a picture of the bottom of the fork with the inner seal and bottom washer in place.
 
Here is a picture of the stock seal, inner seal and washer (left) and the leak proof seal on the right.

The smaller seal fits up into the back of the larger seal. I wonder if it is supposed to be all one part?
 
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The small rubber seal is part of the original oil seal. It must have come apart during dissasembly. Just use the old washer, new seal, new washer.
 
dirtyfingers said:
The small rubber seal is part of the original oil seal. It must have come apart during dissasembly. Just use the old washer, new seal, new washer.
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That was my guess, but on both forks, they separated and the small seal stayed in the fork.

Thanks dirtyfingers!

Rick
 
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