replacing fork seals 1985 maxim x

i have an 85 maxim x and i would like to change the fork seals is there a link to anybody who has done this. i have decided to keep this bike and fix it up. These forks have the air inlet on the top of them, is there oil in there also? obviously i know nothing about shocks since i have never taken them apart.

thanks for the help

 

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pokey100,

I did it in about 4 hours on my Maxim-X with the help of forum member bill one Saturday morning. Hound's link shows fork caps that are held in with a circclip (sp?) whereas the Maxim-X's are threaded in and can be removed with a socket wrench (be careful...as soon as they are free the fork spring want's to expel them).

Here's a link to a post about a youtube video that helped me get a sense of what to do,

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15977.html

Contact chacal...he can set you up with all the parts and fork oil. You'll also need a compression rod holding tool and a reasonably long piece of clean PVC pipe (1.5 diameter, maybe 3 ft or so long) in lieu of buying a $90.00 fork seal driver tool. You'll need to slide the pvc pipe over the upper fork tube and use a rubber mallet to drive (gently) the seal into place.

 

yes yes, do post up. I'm doing a pair on my flipper maxim x here soon. I use to just slowly work them in, sometimes using the old ones as a barrier to beat the new ones down in there. How many ml does the forks ea take?

 

um, yeah, side note for bikes with air pressure relief valves (don't know why I didn't think of this)...release the pressure BEFORE you pull the bottom 8 mm hex...that stuff tastes terrible, but it is the smell that's worse for me....and I'll be smelling it for some time

 

Okay, see my edited post above, the PVC pipe I used as a fork driver was 1.5 in diameter and it should be at least 3 ft long so when you put it over/around the upper fork it extends far enough beyond the fork so you can use a rubber mallet to gently drive the seals into place.

And, each fork hold 13.2 oz of oil. It doesn't much matter if you really get 13.0 or 13.3 (just don't fill it with 10 or 15). Just so you are close.

And....I've gotta stress this...make sure you know the torque settings for each screw, nut bolt, and cap bolt and re-torque them properly.