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Offline frodef

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Fork protectors
« on: June 16, 2011, 05:13:54 AM »


I just saw johnny post this, and it reminded me: I have similar fork protectors on my bike, except they are not fastened at the bottom like these are with those metal hose-clamps. Mine are just hanging there, leaving a small gap at the bottom, meaning less protection but also that I have easy accessibility to look for fork leakage... Should I close it like it's done here? What's the strategy to detect fork (seal) leakages with this setup?

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Offline Scott_

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Re: Fork protectors
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2011, 07:49:53 AM »
I would suspect that there is a small drain/weep hole in the rubber. Probably on the back side.
It allows for 2 functions.
Drainage of any fluids, oil or condensation. And allows for air exchange when the forks are compressed so you are not blowing them up like a balloon or sucking them in like a vacuum.
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Offline CubPilot

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Re: Fork protectors
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2011, 03:35:07 PM »
Well ya see that there hole in the font of the left fork "protector"? that lets all things inside outside, air, water, oil and the like.
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Offline frodef

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Re: Fork protectors
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2011, 05:56:21 PM »
But the leak has to be pretty substantial before oil starts leaking out of that hole, no?
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Offline frankenduck

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Re: Fork protectors
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 06:08:00 PM »
Why do you have the hole on the front, not the back?
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