Replacing Fork Seals

[Grim]

This is something Ive not tried before. The bike is a XVS Dragstar 125.

Do i need to undo the allen bolt holding the internals together, thats under the bottom of the fork ?

Or can I...........

Take out the fork. Undo the top, remove the spring. Then after draining oil, but the fork bottom in a vice and remove the seal by pulling/pumping (hard) the top stanchion ?

Any information would be appreciated. :-)

[Airhead]

you need to release the spring tension (take care) Then up end and drain the oil out

then remove the allen headed screw at the bottom and pull out the stantion, then the seals can be removed. Take care not to damage / dent the top of the slider when removing the seal.

All just a guess, this is how my old bike is......

[slice]

Hi Grim, Just replaced my own fork seals, you will need to undo the allen key on the bottom of the forks to get the inner plunger out after you have released the top fork plug (above spring) take care as spring is under tension, then remove allen key, you will need to find some way of stopping the inner fork plunger from rotating while you turn the allen key, I think you will need to hold the lower fork leg in a vice (use an old belt or something similar to prevent it from moving and getting scratched) then use the upper leg to jar out the lower fork seal as it is in to far to get at it any other way ie use the upper leg as a slide hammer, you just slide it back and forth until the seal pops out of the lower leg, be prepared to sweat over this as it is a bit of a bastard to really get it out. DO NOT clamp the lower stancion in the vice unless it is well packed around or you will crush it or even bend the pipe, I used the lower brake mounting bolt plate as an attachment. Wish you luck mate, all of this should be in your Haynes anyway.