fork seal blown.

[mptadam]

Time to do the doo and change the tires. Need to either buy a jack or build some stands, curious as to what the experienced KLRista uses before I waste time/money.

[Rick]

Originally, I bought one of the Sears steel motorcycle jacks. But then I got up close with the Sears aluminum jacks. Hmm, very light and easy to move. Since I work on two KLR's at the same time, my wife's and mine, I bought two of them. I love them. My steel one resides at Fred's shop in Moab now, ready for the Canyonlands Motor Classic.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mptadam" wrote: > > Time to do the doo and change the tires. Need to either buy a jack or > build some stands, curious as to what the experienced KLRista uses > before I waste time/money. >

[boulder_adv_rider]

I recommend a center stand. I'm yet to see anyone carrying their jack with them riding. Of course, you don't need a center stand to change a rear tire in the field...unless you're like me and prefer to do it with the smile. Brian - who recommends always doing it with a smile

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mptadam" wrote: > > Time to do the doo and change the tires. Need to either buy a jack or > build some stands, curious as to what the experienced KLRista uses > before I waste time/money. >

[Jeff Saline]

On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:18:25 -0000 "mptadam" writes:

> Time to do the doo and change the tires. Need to either buy a jack > or > build some stands, curious as to what the experienced KLRista uses > before I waste time/money.

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> mptadam, For the doo I use an inverted plastic 5 gallon bucket with a board across it to support the right (throttle side) bar end. Just lean the bike over on it and the guts you want to work on are right in front of you and no need to change/drain the oil. For tire changes I use a center stand but have also used a 2x4 across a couple of buckets with the engine over the board. It's not as stable as I'd like but it does work. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT ____________________________________________________________ Security Camera for your small business. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mYHqfCpFWkCVz5ZhnFHM1pXKF7MCUS9fn80RgZVJbXlCeQs/

[Adam Bendig]

Cool. Cheap and easy, thanks. Adam Bendig 714-850-1008 office 714-679-1344 cell abendig@... Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 5, 2008, at 5:53 PM, "Jeff Saline" wrote: > On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:18:25 -0000 "mptadam" > > writes: >> Time to do the doo and change the tires. Need to either buy a jack >> or >> build some stands, curious as to what the experienced KLRista uses >> before I waste time/money. > <><><><><><><><><> > <><><><><><><><><> > > mptadam, > > For the doo I use an inverted plastic 5 gallon bucket with a board > across > it to support the right (throttle side) bar end. Just lean the bike > over > on it and the guts you want to work on are right in front of you and > no > need to change/drain the oil. > > For tire changes I use a center stand but have also used a 2x4 > across a > couple of buckets with the engine over the board. It's not as > stable as > I'd like but it does work. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > ____________________________________________________________ > Click here to find the rental car that fits your needs. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nMUn1siw7d599Azt2w47BLEQohMPq5FUGPBSnaRBcmNUhY1/

[Jake Wilson]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:

> The forks were totally apart when Martin used the pressure washer to > clean the inside of the sliders. It worked well. No worries about > trapped vapor. I think the inside was also dried with compressed

air and

> a clean rag on a stick. > > For the cost of OEM fork seals I'll stay with them. Mine are still

good

> at 27,000 plus smiles. > > I think the fork brace may have contributed to the leaks but nobody

will

> ever know for sure. Martin didn't reinstall it when finished with

the

> forks. He was hoping to decide after a bit of riding if he'd put

it back

> on or not. I'm betting he doesn't. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT >

~~~Hello Borg, Jake is following this thread and thought he would (sorry for the 3rd person speak=:-) throw his 2 cents in... I've probably had 4 different forks apart in the last 8 years and always used a water based degreaser for cleaning, hence a water flush and chased the big droplets out with compressed air. Never gave much thought to water contamination but on the other hand, I never let water puddle in the bottom of the leg (turned it upside down). It got rinsed, blew it out with compressed air, no water contamination issues that I was aware of OEM seals on Showa forks has always been the way to go someone mentioned using a fork seal driver. I like and use PVC tubing, larger in diameter than the seal I'm trying to fit so I'll cut a slit in the end of the tubing (running with the tube) and neck it down to diamter that's called for via a hose clamp, tap, tap, tap w/a mallet. Cheap and cheerful http://www.geocities.com/sh8knj8kster/page7 Mandatory KLR content: The right fork seal on my 08' leaked shortly after purchase. I let the tech at the dealer I bought it from replace it under warranty, along with some other warranty issues at the time. Seals will leak. I was told about the 35 mm film negative route but I didn't bother with it. Thought it plausible though. And like the OP said, if the film technique tech tip doesn't work, you can always replace the seal Jake Reddick Fla.