Tips for changing a fork seal

[bikelee]

I have a leaking left front fork seal on my 2014 1290 SD. I've changed seals on many other bikes with Ohlins, Showa and Kayaba. Any quirks working on WP ? Thanks for any help or advice.

[Aphex]

I know my buddy at work needed special tools to work on my 990 forks.

Have you tried taking a bit of card stock and running it around the seal to see if something is just stuck in there?

[bikelee]

I'm gonna try that. I have a Seal Mate somewhere in the garage. I'll see if that alleviates the problem.

[Sarasota_Steve]

Have you tried taking a bit of card stock and running it around the seal to see if something is just stuck in there?

I heard 35mm negative film works great for that.

[bikelee]

I found my Seal Mate and have verified I DO have a leaky bad seal.
When i was pushing down and up on the forks I heard a distinct clicking noise. I thought it might be the steering bearings so I put the bike on a rear stand and lifted the bike from underneath with a jack and pulled and pushed the bottom of the fork and no play at the steering head. Any other ideas ??
Thanks !!

[REDTALE2000]

Torque the top triple clamp nut.
They seem to work loose and the triple clamp will move just a bit on the stem and make that sound.

[bikelee]

Torque the top triple clamp nut.
They seem to work loose and the triple clamp will move just a bit on the stem and make that sound.

Did the torque and it worked like a charm !! No more clicking. I wish the seal change would be that easy. Thanks for the great info.

[Stu990]

Have you tried taking a bit of card stock and running it around the seal to see if something is just stuck in there?

I heard 35mm negative film works great for that.

what's that!

[coyo]

If it's like the 990, I had to source out a very thin wrench in order to be able to get onto the nut with the spring compressed. Mine were too thick to fit. Other than that, pretty standard.