|   anyone changed the seals on a fox vanilla rl forx? | ibismojo
Feb 19, 2002 5:41 PM | | for the right leg....fox is sending me new seals as well as stiffer springs...they rock. |
| re: anyone changed the seals on a fox vanilla rl forx? | STuPid
Feb 19, 2002 8:40 PM | | Seals are easy. Just disassemble the fork, lube seals lightly with Slick Honey (stanchion side only), reassemble and press in.
Just out of curiousity, did they send you new seals because the right leg seals were easily unseating at full travel? I had the same problem and they blamed user error. Anyway, in both my Fox forks (Float RLC and Vanilla RLC) it seems that the machining on the right leg seal seats (damper side) are looser than the left. How I fixed both forks was to wrap 1 full wrap of teflon tape at the sealing surface and press in. Be careful that the teflon tape is only overlapping at the seal collar and no further. BTW - if you have popping seals, check your damper oil levels as well as some of them seem to be overfilled from the factory - resulting in popping seals or hydraulic lock. and BTW - yes Fox Forx rock!! |
| they sent me new seals cause... | ibismojo
Feb 19, 2002 11:49 PM | | the right side was producing more oil residue around the wipers than the left. it got to the point where oil was dripping down the leg...while the left side had very little or no oil residue. what oil should I use? |
| Is oil residue bad? | Nat
Feb 20, 2002 3:09 AM | | Did Fox say that oil residue on the leg is bad? Both sides of my fork will drip a little down each leg after about an hour of riding, and I've actually gotten to relish it, as if it means my stanchions and dust seals are staying nice and lubed. |
| It's normal..... | Ventanarama
Feb 20, 2002 11:58 AM | | Totally normal to get oil residue and you'll get more on the Fox than other forks. Also normal to see a lot more on the right leg than left as there's much more oil in that side.
Larry Mettler
www.mtnhighcyclery.com |
| Say whaaat? | Louie
Feb 20, 2002 4:06 PM | | Really? How much oil are we talking here? Was thinking about picking up a Vanilla fork but I don't want something that drips oil like a 74 dodge charger. Any chance that it leaks enough oil that I should be concerned about contaminating my disc brake pads? Thinking... if there is oil all over the legs and I go splashing thru some puddles, what are the chances that it could get on the pads? Just had to ask, thanks for the info! |
| Say whaaat? | DGC
Feb 20, 2002 7:03 PM | | After an oil change you pump the fork a bunch and wipe away the access oil around the seals, same goes for a brand new fork. Generally speaking-never that much to drip down the legs onto discs even after an oil change if done right. The foam filters below the seals are saturated in oil, no different than say a Sid or similar. |
| No, not that much. | Ventanarama
Feb 20, 2002 8:22 PM | | Not enough that you'd have to worry about disc pads & etc., just a little more than most other forks.
Larry Mettler
www.mtnhighcyclery.com |
| they sent me new seals cause... | STuPid
Feb 20, 2002 9:13 AM | | Are you getting full travel from the fork? If so, you may have bad seals. If not, I would check the oil volume on the damper side in case it's overfilled. Search this board for an old reply I sent on how I adjusted my damper leg oil levels. Good luck. |
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