[mshred]

Hey i have forks that came with my 2004 kona shred, and i think i blew my seals. i clean my forks, make em all shiny, compress them, and tey come out with black streaks. i think i blew my seals. this has been happening for many months, but i just found what was wrong. have i waited too long? is my fork broken? and if i can get new seals, how much would they cost?

 

[Del]

One day, an eskimo was riding his snowmobile to work and noticed that it was running poorly. He stopped at the repair shop to have them look at it.

The repairman said, "We're kind of busy right now, but why don't you go across the street to the cafe and have something to eat, then stop back and see me in a few hours."

So the eskimo went to the cafe and returned to the repair shop two hours later. The eskimo asked the repairman, "What did you find?"

The repairman said, "Looks like you blew a seal."

The eskimo replied (after wiping his mouth), "No, it's ice cream!"

 

[mshred]

hehe thats a good one , but still any help?

 

[SofaKingBanned]

A vacationing penguin is driving through Arizona when he
notices his oil pressure light is on. He gets out to look
and sees oil dripping out of the motor. He drives to the
nearest town and he pulls into the first gas station.

After dropping the car off, the penguin goes for a walk
around town. He sees an ice cream shop and being a penguin
in Arizona decides that something cold could really hit the
spot.He gets a big dish of vanilla ice cream and sits down
to eat. Having no hands, he makes a real mess trying to
eat with his little flippers.

After finishing his ice cream , he goes back to the gas
station and asks the mechanic if he found the problem.
The mechanic looks up and says, "it looks like you blew a seal."
"No no", exclaims the penguin. "its just ice cream!!!"

 

[bjanga]

What kind of fork is it? Is stuff dripping down the fork or is there just stuff hanging out on the stanchions? A little bit of oil is probably normal (no drips, though).

 

[mshred]

it is a 2004 Marzocchi MZ comp. after a hard ride, most of my stantions (i think) that were silver, are black!!, not completely, just large patches and streaks and it isnt dripping.. and i tried googling it, but i just could find what a blown seal looks like.

 

[binary visions]

Take the fork down to your LBS and have them replace the seals. I think a seal kit runs $30-40, plus installation.

 

[mshred]

alright thanks. even though i dont have a LBS :biggrin:

ah well its a 45 minute drive to one

 

[sneakysnake]

Something very similar to that happened to my xc fork, after a few months of hard riding those darn black streaks started showing up. So I took it to my LBS and they said that nothing was wrong with it, (it wasn't affecting my performance it was just visually annoying) so I still ride it and just deal with the streaks.