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My '81 GS1000G

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So I fitted new seals today and just went to put the preload caps back on.
Is there supposed to be an o-ring where my screwdriver is pointing ?
I don't want to get it all fitted up and have a problem but saying that it wasn't on there before and it wasn't leaking
Any ideas ?

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Looks like, from the drawing you posted on post #11 above, it shows an O-ring in that grove. It also looks like a non-critical backup seal as no oil should be getting through to that point if the plunger O-ring is in good working order. Maybe just a dust seal to keep crud from getting to the threads.
 
No o-ring there, that lip has to tighten up against the top of the fork stanchion, tightening the cap down would destroy any O-ring there.
 
So with the preload caps I should have 213ml of fork oil in each fork, thats 426ml in total
I drained this black stinky stuff out of both forks and it's not even close to 350ml
Good job I hadn't ridden it yet :)

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mushroom said:
So with the preload caps I should have 213ml of fork oil in each fork, thats 426ml in total
I drained this black stinky stuff out of both forks and it's not even close to 350ml
Good job I hadn't ridden it yet :)

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I found some crud in the forks that was preventing them from draining fully and could get more out by poking the hole a bit. I'm on my third fill in a year and it's only starting to look reasonable now.
 
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