Leaky forks woes...
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:11 pm
So it all started when I let someone ride my XJ. They were not experienced and they ran it into a car. 
Thankfully other than the forks and triple clamp the bike was pretty much fine. I ended up replacing the forks a few months after the accident because they were bent, causing steering issues, and leaking. I had to really force the new straight forks into the triple clamp because the triple clamp was bent and the loops were not lined up. I know now that the bent triple clamp was very bad for the seals. The new forks started to leak as the bent ones did. I replaced the fork seals and they still leaked.
That was last summer and I just got around to replacing the triple clamp and the forks are still leaking. Are the seals damaged from the forks being wonky? Should I try replacing the fork seals again?(i really don't want to)
Thankfully other than the forks and triple clamp the bike was pretty much fine. I ended up replacing the forks a few months after the accident because they were bent, causing steering issues, and leaking. I had to really force the new straight forks into the triple clamp because the triple clamp was bent and the loops were not lined up. I know now that the bent triple clamp was very bad for the seals. The new forks started to leak as the bent ones did. I replaced the fork seals and they still leaked. That was last summer and I just got around to replacing the triple clamp and the forks are still leaking. Are the seals damaged from the forks being wonky? Should I try replacing the fork seals again?(i really don't want to)