SirByron
Junior Member
So I noticed a leak on my front forks and used a Sealmate replica (cutout from a yogurt container) and cleaned out the seals. I believe that it was a success because after pumping the suspension (probably 45 times total) there was no more oil on the forks. Hooray! Except..
Problem: During the suspension pumping process the suspension started to feel more and more gritty.. It almost feels like when pushing on a spring that is rusted, it's just somewhat gritty. I haven't been out riding yet, but I've reattached the seals and it all looks great but just feels gritty! Any ideas? Time to replace oil?
Bike details! 2008 FZ6, 26,000 miles-ish. As far as I'm aware the fork oil has never been replaced.
Thanks!
(Side note. I've never actually spent so much time pumping the suspension so this might be normal and I've just never noticed how it feels when pumping so repetitively....)
Problem: During the suspension pumping process the suspension started to feel more and more gritty.. It almost feels like when pushing on a spring that is rusted, it's just somewhat gritty. I haven't been out riding yet, but I've reattached the seals and it all looks great but just feels gritty! Any ideas? Time to replace oil?
Bike details! 2008 FZ6, 26,000 miles-ish. As far as I'm aware the fork oil has never been replaced.
Thanks!
(Side note. I've never actually spent so much time pumping the suspension so this might be normal and I've just never noticed how it feels when pumping so repetitively....)