Seal Mate tool worked - No more leaking fork seal

[willowstreetguzziguy]

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.

[Rich A]

Never heard of these. I figure it's worth a few bucks to try. Thanks for the heads up.

Rich A

[drw916]

Worked on my Stelvio.  A must have for every tool box.

[PeteS]

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

[charlie b]

I used a feeler gauge to do the same to my Honda.  Worked.

[jwh20]

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.

[andrewdonald1]

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!! 

[quota]

Seal Mate has worked well for me and saved me having to change a seal.

[Rich A]

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

[Tony/CT]

Two just arrived in the mail today!! :)

[nowgrn4]

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.

[Chuck in Indiana]

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

[papatom]

the corner of a paper business card will also work to dislodge any dirt on the seal lip.

[jomarti3]

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.

[LaGrasta]

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!