fork seal procedure

[Jeff McLaughlin]

Sorry if this has been done before, but I searched the archives and read the FAQ. I cant find any of the part numbers that are listed in the FAQ. I went to my NAPA Dealer to get an oil filter, he had 2 listings for the KLR 650. Early and late model. My bike is brand new, and he gave me a Napa #4950 Filter. Well, the filter fits but the o-rings were not even close. Could Some of you just do a quick post on which oil filter you use, including the part number, for a 2004 KLR 650? Have the sizes of the o-rings been changed at some point? Thanks for your efforts with a newbie.

[Krgrife@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/04 9:58:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, spworf@... writes:

> I went to my NAPA Dealer to get an oil filter, he had 2 listings for > the KLR 650. Early and late model. My bike is brand new, and he > gave me a Napa #4950 Filter. Well, the filter fits but the o-rings > were not even close.

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[Zachariah Mully]

On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 12:36, Jeff McLaughlin wrote:

> Sorry if this has been done before, but I searched the archives and > read the FAQ. I cant find any of the part numbers that are listed > in the FAQ. > I went to my NAPA Dealer to get an oil filter, he had 2 listings for > the KLR 650. Early and late model. My bike is brand new, and he > gave me a Napa #4950 Filter. Well, the filter fits but the o-rings > were not even close. > > Could Some of you just do a quick post on which oil filter you use, > including the part number, for a 2004 KLR 650? Have the sizes of > the o-rings been changed at some point?

*All* KLRs use the same oil filter. I been able to find, and I've used, all the filters listed in the FAQ (Fram #CH6070; EMGO #10-30000; K&N #KN-123; Wix # 24951; NAPA #4951). Usually Wally Wurl has Frams in stock, and I've been able to get the Wix and Napa filters through auto parts stores. You shouldn't worry about the o-ring, it's not like they wear out, and no, they've not changed. Z DC A5X A12X

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> does anyone have a link to show me how to do the fork seal > replacement?? someone e-mailed me one the other day and it didn't > work for some reason (stupid computers). i am sans shop manual so > just wondering if someone out there has a link to show me how to do > this repair.

It's available here as a PDF: http://klr6500.tripod.com/Fork_Seals.pdf There is a link to the website on my Links page, but I'll be darned if I get anything much more than spam when I click it. Weird... Mark --------------------------------------- KLR650 Motorcycle Website: http://klr6500.tripod.com/