how to change fork seals on a fjr1300

$20 fork seals $40 of fork oil gets you set up on an old bike.
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[martinsanderson]

In general a good explanation of the job. I wish I had seen it before I did mine last autumn. I do have a couple of comments though. When I did mine I replaced the fork seals and dust seals as you did. I also replaced the seal retaining clips as they can sometimes get mangled when you remove them. I also replaced the copper washers on the cap screws at the bottom of the fork leg. The big thing though is the inner and outer bushings. I would never do fork seals without replacing these. As you said it's a big messy job and if these bushings are warn your seals won't last long and you will be replacing them again a lot sooner than you need to. If I remember correctly the cost of all the seals, clips, bushings etc. Was around a hundred bucks Canadian. The hardest part of the job for me was getting that cap screw out of the bottom of the fork leg...if I do it again I will try loosening it while the fork is still on the bike. I welcome your comments.

[mikeca]

Great tips and comments section. I'm going to pass these on to my independent mechanic for my 2010 FJR fork seal and bushing replacement. 10/16/21 Update: After watching this video again, and a few Dave Moss Tuning videos, I am going to take this on since I just took the forks off to do a kerosene/fork oil flush and to give a Seal Mate tool a shot for a leaky seal. I already have the fork seal driver and seals on hand so thanks for the tutorial to properly fix the seal leak.

[masonsteven]

So awesome of you to take the time to do this instructional video for other people. I for one very much appreciate your time and skill This makes me feel confident that I can do the seals in my FJR, which I just bought.

Thank you very much for this, my friend.

[bluedeval]

Great video, and only trying to help, Instead of moving the dampening rod adjuster up and down, you want to move the dampening rod itself. The piece that the adjusting rod goes in. Once you get all the air out of that, then move the cartridge up and down. Hope this helps.

[sergioamescua]

I just had mine done a couple days ago by my local shop. By looking at your video it a good thing I didn't try to do this myself. Looks pretty labor intensive. It cost me $400 use with parts. I think it's a reasonable price for what it's worth.

[Gilsao_]

The video is very good. Very instructive. I allways thought that motorcycle mechanics was complicated but you proved me wrong. Removing the oil from the forks made a funny noise. Thanks a lot.

[mrthomasburns]

Excellent video help me so much yhank for taking the time to put it together. How did you sort out the breaks from being soft

[cekov]

браво . видеото беше много изчерпателно и показано точно това което трябва да се види . ще се ръководя по него и се надявам и моя резултат да е така добър .

[Wilbarrow]

Nice job guy. Very easy to follow along. Good job no B.S. Thank you.

[RayzMoto]

One shop quoted me $300, other $350. And same situation I got it for so cheap I’d like to keep it my cheap beater bike lol. I don’t wanna spend a bunch at the machanic

[kennethemichael]

You can loosen those reflectors from the backside.

[Viper]

Really stuck here. The 8mm bolt in the bottom where axle is just spins. Won't come out. Not sure what do. I've tried pushing down with an impact on it but can't get any resistance. Any ideas?

[ronharriers]

No shit, I had to replace the shocks to loosen the upper large nut. Thanks!

[Olifaehrt]

<== Thx for this great Video. One of my seals ist leeking and i have to wait about a Month to get an appointment. I think with your Video i will do it myself. Only Question is If it is same way to do on a 2003 RP04? Greetings from Germany.

[andrewrudkovsky]

I did the same job last summer, all went smoothly. I then completed the season with no issues and parked the bike for winter sleeping. New season is now, and after first ride I decided to re-tune the front end. First thing to do was to turn the preload out to minimum, to 6 visible lines. And I was very surprised as the preload stopped turning at 4.5 lines out. Oops... WTF? During the assembly I do remember I only finger tightened small nut over spacer tube, exactly like the manual says. Then installed the fork cup. Why do you think I don't have full adjustment rage on preload ?

[yamahale]

they are cartridge forks, thats why they look different to you. It takes Yam Suspension oil #01 though.

[Andrey-nhmj]

Thanks! I expected it to be a bit more complicated.

[SteinarPladsen]

Oil niveu, should be measured without the spring, and fully compressed.
Q: What model is this FJR?

Hello I did exactly the same, but now I have a little noise when I compress on one fork, seems the spring is rubbing the inner side of the fork...

[SteinarPladsen]

Where did you place the Jack? I can't find a place for it because the exhaust's...