forkseals

[Eddiesanders250]

well i have an 04 cr125 and the fork seals are leaking. has anyone here replaced them. how hard is it? can you do it yourself?

[DieselBoy]

It's quite common, actually. I've done the ones on my YZ myself. I used a piece of PVC pipe and it worked quite well, if you take your time you can do it in an afternoon with no problems..

[Eddiesanders250]

if you dont mind explaining how did you do it?

[86350x]

If its just leakiing, you can stop it with working 35mm film between the fork leg, and the seal. Its the same thing as what some dealers use to stop leaks. Alot of times its just trapped dirt.

[Blue250X]

yea, does anyone have like detailed instructions, because i might be buying a yz125 that needs new fork seals.

[DieselBoy]

I'm trying to remember how I did it exactly, it was a number of years ago... I'll let you know if I remember exactly how I did it.

[Eddiesanders250]

ok thanks man and im not understanding what you are saying about 35mm film? can you please explain

[86350x]

you slid the film between the fork seal and the leg. Twist it around and try to get the trapped dirt out of there. If your good with scissors you can cut a notch to trapp the dirt as you work it out. TRY IT, before you decide to replace the seals.

[Blue250X]

what if the forks already lost a bunch of oil

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by Blue250X
what if the forks already lost a bunch of oil
then after you clean the seals out, pour some 7w fork oil in there these instructions are for a yz250f, but im pretty sure it used the same forks as the 125, they are generic enough to work for any bike though, except showas will reguire a different tool to pull the damer rod out ;) http://www.thumperfaq.com/fork_seals.htm

if you need some more help let me know, ive changed the seals out on my yz250f and my cousins klx300 so many times i can do it blind folded and with three hands tied behind my back.