Are my fork seals shot?

[apricot]

Hi all,

quick techie style question.

No sign of leakage below the fork seal on the actual 'leg' but after a ride there are very, very faint marks (rings) where the fork has bounced up & down. Do they all do this are are the seals supposed to keep 100% of the oil off the sliding (chrome) part of the fork?

I've got some replacement seals but can't be 'bottomed' to fit unless I have to. MOT next month so thought I'd better ask the question.


Ta in anticipation,

Ady

[Deleted]

Are the marks oil marks ? (if you rub them is it oily) if so then the seals would appear to be dodgy.

If it is just crap then I wouldn't worry too much.

[apricot]

Its hard to say as I sprayed them with 'stop rust' spray a while back for some winter protection, so it couldjust be that stuff I hope. I'll wash it all off and take her for a ride. Any marks then and I know its the seals

Cheers,

Ady

[alpaholic]

Nah, they're fine (Certainly MOTable) and you often get that even when the seals are perfect - dunno if it's diesel fumes from cars or somesuch.

Just keep an eye on them - when it's bad enough to fail an mot it's pretty unmistakable - wet smears of oil, not just tidy rings!

[pebbles]

prob just crap thats settled at the highest point
on the fork i get dust rings on mine i expect
most people do apart from pooh who prob
stops to clean them on the way

[apricot]

Cheers Guys,

you've put my mind at rest. After washing the forks off yesterday the rings left after a ride are so faint you can barely see them close up, so think it was mostly the oily anti rust stuff leaving tide marks

Ta,

Ady