Designer wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 6:42 am
00Vs1400GLP wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:47 pm
Well…. I finally got the caliper back apart and cleaned out the last bit of corrosion I saw in it. Got my test ride in and… oily residue on the brake rotor again. However, you all have led me to inspect things further. I noticed today that my right fork is leaking. I just tore the forks apart about a month and a half ago and cleaned them up and installed brand new seals. There is a bit of potting on them that I noticed today that is a bit deep. I can catch the tip of my mechanics pick in it and it looks like it goes below the line of the seal when the bikes weight is on it. I now believe that it is fork oil I am finding on the rotor. This thing is making my head hurt.
I hear you about .."making my head hurt". You certainly have been "put through the wringer" here!
I admire your stamina.
Question come to my mind is,...how many more times do you want to redo this Fork? Filling those "pits" and sanding them is certainly a temporary Fix,...at best.
You'll soon be back in there, replacing seals/repairing AGAIN,. when The Fix fails you.
May I suggest,....this just might be a cost-effective way to obtain the Fork Tube you need:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312139495333?h ... SwhIZa~xfL
Thanks for the link. I appreciate you taking the time to look for it. I had already been searching eBay and, while I didn’t see that one in particular, I found a pair of forks that seem to be in good condition. Coincidently, they are from the same seller. I requested some further information from them, and if it all checks out I am going to get the pair. My left fork has pitting also, so I might as well get ahead of it.
On a positive note, the brake seemed to hold pressure! Turns out it was probably good all along.
