1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

Fork seal replacement

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by Motoduc84, Mar 19, 2012.

  1. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    face it yabought the rong ones...better fix it by Yass vinnie or ill be waiting for you allday:D
  2. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S
    So your a definite for Yass John?
  3. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S
    Mick Bennett from prime8racing has me sorted, mailing two sets of seals on Thursday.....
  4. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    yep, on the list. will let you know the arrangements.
  5. GaryM Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Austin, Tx
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1981 430cr second 430 CR 500cr
    Other Motorcycles:
    1981 490 Maico
    Very impressed by design of new ( expensive ) fork seal. Bottom of area between lip and outside mounting rim seems to open up toward a lower extended lip. should help oil put pressure on sealing lip. Its the less friction material.

    Will install soon to try them.
  6. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S

    Which seals are you fitting Gary?
  7. luvwoods Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Zoar, Ohio
    Hi All, I was reviewing this thread because I had to replace my fork seals on my '84 WR250 with the 40mm forks and was interested in the homemade tools people made to hold the damper rod. After reading the full thread I wanted to offer another option in fork seals that should be readily available. I used part number 14-233 from Parts Unlimited which I ordered through Dennis Kirk here in the USA. Here is the link:

    https://www.denniskirk.com/parts-unlimited/fork-seals-40mm-x-52mm-x8mm-fs021.p14233.prd/14233.sku

    The seal size is 40 x 52 x 8/10.5 and the package shows Italy as the country of manufacture (hooray not China!). I use one seal per fork leg and I first installed these in 2009 when I acquired my WR. They held up well to a lot of use but then the bike sat unused for quite some time (year +) and was then used only very intermittently for a couple years. It was after the last use over a year ago they began to leak so its taken me quite some time to get to replacing them! Anyway, there are some other seal thicknesses available in the 40 x 52 size as well.
    justintendo likes this.
  8. Dane1987 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE510
    Do you see any issue with running 2x 40x52x7 per leg? They cost a fraction of 40x52x8 and are readily available.
  9. Vinskord Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400 CR
    Make sure they are Wiper Seals (linear motion) vs Rotary Shaft Seals (rotational motion).