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<blockquote data-quote="Rolls" data-source="post: 15699" data-attributes="member: 28"><p>I've been using seal savers for the last few years now. I like the long ones because they protect more of the fork tube from getting dinged up from rocks and stuff. Even with the seal savers though, I can't go two full seasons without needing to replace fork seals.</p><p>When the seals do start to leak, it's just a light weepage and doesn't stand out too much. The first sign that there is a leak will be the dust on the seal savers. There will be a heavier build-up of dust on the neoprene directly over the fork seal than there will be on the rest of the seal saver. At this stage of the leak, you won't do any harm by riding the bike.</p><p>As the leak gets worse, there will be no hiding it. Eventually there will be a small puddle of oil under the leaking fork after the bike is parked for a while. If the right fork is leaking, the oil will eventually soak into your brake pads. While the brake will still stop just fine, it makes a God-aweful springy noise that drives you nuts. I have ridden to this point before I've gotten the seals replaced and have done no extra damage to the forks. I also could not tell any difference in the ride while the forks were leaking.</p><p>Nowadays, part of my standard summer maintenence program is to take the forks and shock to my suspension guy for a complete service(new oil, seals,bushings, whatever).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rolls, post: 15699, member: 28"] I've been using seal savers for the last few years now. I like the long ones because they protect more of the fork tube from getting dinged up from rocks and stuff. Even with the seal savers though, I can't go two full seasons without needing to replace fork seals. When the seals do start to leak, it's just a light weepage and doesn't stand out too much. The first sign that there is a leak will be the dust on the seal savers. There will be a heavier build-up of dust on the neoprene directly over the fork seal than there will be on the rest of the seal saver. At this stage of the leak, you won't do any harm by riding the bike. As the leak gets worse, there will be no hiding it. Eventually there will be a small puddle of oil under the leaking fork after the bike is parked for a while. If the right fork is leaking, the oil will eventually soak into your brake pads. While the brake will still stop just fine, it makes a God-aweful springy noise that drives you nuts. I have ridden to this point before I've gotten the seals replaced and have done no extra damage to the forks. I also could not tell any difference in the ride while the forks were leaking. Nowadays, part of my standard summer maintenence program is to take the forks and shock to my suspension guy for a complete service(new oil, seals,bushings, whatever). [/QUOTE]
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