CSC RX3 - Repairing a Leaking Fork Seal

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Reassembletheforksinthesamemannerastheyweredisassembled,leavingtheforkcapsloosesothat
youcanaddnewforkoil.Add11.2ouncestoeachforkusingafunnel.Replacetheforkcaps.Tighten
allfasteners.
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RepairingaLeakingForkSeal
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Iftheforksealleaks
becauseitwasdamagedbygritorsomeotherattributablecause,youneedto
replaceonlytheleakingseal.Ifthesealstartedleakingduetoage‐induceddegradation,youshouldto
replacethesealsonbothsidesoftheforks.
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Putawrenchontheboltheadinsidethe
forkspring,andunscrewtheforkcapfromtheforkrodthat
runsthroughthecenteroftheforkspring.Theforkcapanditswasherwillseparatefromtheforkrod.
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Pulltheforkspringcompletelyoutofthefork.Notethattheforkspringisacompound
spring.The
moretightlywoundcoilsalwaysgotowardthelowerendofthefork,asshowninthephotobelow.At
thispoint,putashopragorapapertowelintheopeningatthetopofthefork(wheretheforkcap
was).Therewillstillberesidual
oilintheforkandthiswillpreventspillage.
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