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Title: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: willowstreetguzziguy on October 18, 2014, 09:02:22 PM: Someone here suggested trying the Seal Mate tool to fix a leaking fork seal on my 1200 Sport before replacing the fork seal. For ~$5 it was worth a try. So I purchased one and followed the directions, cleaned the fork seal several times with the tool and pumped the forks afterward to re-seat.

Today I went on a beautiful 165 mile ride, enough to re-seat the fork seal. After the ride, I checked the fork tube for oil. NO OIL residue! The Seal Mate worked and saved me a lot of $$$. Thanks for suggesting Seal Mate.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: Rich A on October 18, 2014, 09:24:20 PM: Never heard of these. I figure it's worth a few bucks to try. Thanks for the heads up.

Rich A
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: drw916 on October 19, 2014, 12:20:07 AM: Worked on my Stelvio. A must have for every tool box.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: PeteS on October 19, 2014, 07:26:01 AM: I cut one out from a plastic milk bottle. First time it worked. Months later it didn't so I had to change the seal. Worthwhile tool in any case.

Pete
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: charlie b on October 19, 2014, 03:01:46 PM: I used a feeler gauge to do the same to my Honda. Worked.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: jwh20 on October 19, 2014, 03:07:51 PM: I'll just second that also. Yes, you can make your own but Seal-Mates come in designer colors and I couldn't resist. Took a couple of tries on my Kawasaki ZRX but it stopped the leak. Worth trying before replacing the seals.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: andrewdonald1 on October 20, 2014, 01:24:41 PM: Good to know. My seal doctor arrived this weekend, but didn't have the time to try it.
I'll try it next weekend.

thanks for the feedback!!
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: quota on October 20, 2014, 10:00:24 PM: Seal Mate has worked well for me and saved me having to change a seal.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: Rich A on March 24, 2015, 10:09:07 AM: Bump.

I used a Sealmate on seal that was leaking on my Jackal. Seems to have worked, tho it did get bent in the process. Still, money well spent.

Rich A
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: Tony/CT on March 24, 2015, 01:49:47 PM: Two just arrived in the mail today!! :)
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: nowgrn4 on March 24, 2015, 03:34:33 PM: Very old school. An old 35mm slide negative cut at an angle right through the middle of a sprocket hole works great. The little sprocket hole snags the debris. Good idea to change old dirty oil afterwards.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on March 24, 2015, 04:44:19 PM: Quote from: nowgrn4 on March 24, 2015, 03:34:33 PM
Very old school. An old 35mm slide negative cut at an angle right through the middle of a sprocket hole works great. The little sprocket hole snags the debris. Good idea to change old dirty oil afterwards.

Oh.. I like that one.. ;-T
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: papatom on March 24, 2015, 08:27:22 PM: the corner of a paper business card will also work to dislodge any dirt on the seal lip.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: jomarti3 on March 24, 2015, 09:14:00 PM: Thanks to a good friend's suggestion I tried the 35mm film trick on a Buell Ulysses and it worked there to clean out some debris, saved a time consuming disassembly and repair. My guess is there have been lots of seals replaced over the years that just had dirt or bug remnants creating a path for oil to escape.
Title: Re: Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal
Post by: LaGrasta on March 26, 2015, 03:22:22 PM: great review, so glad I read about this. I don't have the need at this time, but I'm sure one day …and I'll be ready!