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Offline tmac

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Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« on: March 13, 2013, 11:54:51 AM »
Guys any help would be graciously accepted. All ready to reassemble my forks with all new parts & Im not sure which way the fork seals go in. If it helps one side has a wider groove than the other. Also ATF or Fork oil guys??  Thank You Kindly !! Tim
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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2013, 12:57:17 PM »
The scraper lips point down.Post a picture if needed and someone can tell you if it correct as it sits or needs to be flipped. Does one side have any writing. ?
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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2013, 12:59:57 PM »
On the OEM seals the writing side goes up...
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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2013, 01:11:18 PM »
writing side up, Thanks very much !!!! :D
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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2013, 02:08:05 PM »
I used ATF and I like how it rides. 

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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2013, 02:52:16 PM »
I went with 10w fork oil. Depends on how stiff you want the ride too.
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1973 CB750K3 - Candy Bacchus Olive or Sunflake Orange
1970 Chevy Chevelle SS396 - Cortez Silver
1976 GL1000 Sulphur Yellow

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Re: Honda factory fork seals, Which side is up??
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2013, 03:38:22 PM »
One other little trick if your old springs are a little sacked is to put some large washers or other suitable filler pieces under the fork caps on top of the springs to add a little extra preload.
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