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Maintenance & Technical => KX250 / KX125 => Topic started by: nirvanafan98 on September 03, 2012, 09:52:18 AM

Title: FORK SEALS
Post by: nirvanafan98 on September 03, 2012, 09:52:18 AM

I'm new , please bear with me . Need to replace my son's 1982kx 125 fork seals. I have forks seals for a 1981kx 125 and a 1983 kx 125, would either one work ? also any video around to show me how to do this ? Have a 1987 kx 500 need to replace seals also.  Can't afford shops any more . Thanks

Title: Re: FORK SEALS
Post by: sandblaster on September 03, 2012, 10:03:57 AM

Hello.
Sorry, your 82 seals are a 1 year only item.
81 KX125 fork seal size: 38MM X 50MM X 10.5
82 KX125 fork seal size: 41MM X 53MM X 10.5
83 KX125 fork seal size: 43MM X 55MM X 9.5/10.5/11
If you go to youtube.com and do a fork seal replacement search you will find many video's.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fork+seal+replacement&oq=fork+seal&gs_l=youtube.1.0.0l10.728.1990.0.3815.9.7.0.2.2.0.212.629.6j0j1.7.0...0.0...1ac.yX5JXXwT8CI (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fork+seal+replacement&oq=fork+seal&gs_l=youtube.1.0.0l10.728.1990.0.3815.9.7.0.2.2.0.212.629.6j0j1.7.0...0.0...1ac.yX5JXXwT8CI)

Title: Re: FORK SEALS
Post by: sandblaster on September 03, 2012, 12:35:55 PM

Just another thought.
Measure your chrome tube diameter.
If it's 41mm then my above statement is good.
If it is a different diameter, let me know.

Title: Re: FORK SEALS
Post by: nirvanafan98 on September 04, 2012, 01:54:10 PM

Thanks for the information.Your help is appreciated. You are right, measured with a micrometer and your right 41mm . Are seals hard to replace ?