Fork seal recommendation?

[ImCannibal]

I had my fork seals done "professionally" last season and had the forks polished, now the left seal is leaking and I'll never go back to that shop because the owner is an ass. So, which seals would you fine gentleman recommend I use when I do it myself?

 

[alorio1]

OEM is the only ones I can recommend. The aftermarket ones are cheap made and the rubber compound is of poor quality, IMO. Contact Sean Morley and he will ship them out, he may not be the cheapest but you will get OEM.

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[DMAN999]

I bought my OEM fork seals from Boats.net (they have cheapest price on OEM parts I have found):
http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-4PU-23145-01-00.html
$25.19 Shipped for 2.

 

[D-Max2012]

Got mine from Boats.net also.. So far, working fine.

 

[HyperPete]

I bought mine from my local Yamaha dealership. $40 and the money stays local.

 

[alorio1]

Got mine from Boats.net also.. So far, working fine.

And then you watched Boats.net video on How To Install Fork Seals or did you Watch Sean Morley's video?????

 

[D-Max2012]

Sean Morley's video of course. Trying to follow the manual is not very informative.
Being on an extremely tight budget, I have to do damn near all the work myself, learning as I go..

 

[scuff]

http://www.sealmate.net/forkseals.html Might wanna try this first I know some ppl have had success with this and it's cheap.

 

[ImCannibal]

DMAN, is that the correct part number for the '93 forks? And scuff, that's a pretty nifty tool, I might have to get one of those just for scientific reasons.

 

[DMAN999]

^ Yes it is.
The 93 has 43 mm forks like my 2000 and they use the same fork oil seal.
The original part # for the '93 is 3GM-23145-00-00 but they were discontinued and replaced by part # 4PU-23145-01-00.

 

[ImCannibal]

Sweet. Anyone have the link to Sean's fork video? (I almost put "Sean's forking video" but that sounded dirty)

 

[DMAN999]

Disassembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWjsB0eHcFo

Assembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKKdbwMQ5fY

 

[alorio1]

DMAN, is that the correct part number for the '93 forks? And scuff, that's a pretty nifty tool, I might have to get one of those just for scientific reasons.

You're in luck, seems this one must be shrinkable also for the earlier models too, it's universal.... Boat.net says"
This Yamaha U-23145-01-00 OIL SEAL part is also used on these models and components:1986 V-MAX - VMX1200S FRONT FORK

1986 V-MAX - VMX1200SC FRONT FORK

2002 V-MAX (New Silver Dust) - VMX12P FRONT FORK

2002 V-MAX (New Silver Dust) - VMX12PC FRONT FORK

2002 V-MAX - VMX1200P FRONT FORK

2002 V-MAX - VMX1200PC FRONT FORK

2002 YZFR6 - YZFR6P FRONT FORK

2002 YZFR6 - YZFR6PC FRONT FORK

2003 R6 - YZFR6R FRONT FORK

2003 R6 - YZFR6RC FRONT FORK

2003 R6 - YZFR6SR FRONT FORK

2003 R6 - YZFR6SRC FRONT FORK

2003 V-MAX (Matte Black) (CA Ed.) - VMX12RC FRONT FORK

2003 V-MAX (Matte Black) - VMX12R FRONT FORK

2003 V-MAX - VMX1200R FRONT FORK

2003 V-MAX - VMX1200RC FRONT FORK

2004 V-MAX - VMX1200SC FRONT FORK

2004 V-MAX - VMX12S1 FRONT FORK

2004 V-MAX - VMX12SC1 FRONT FORK

2004 V-MAX 1200 - VMX12S FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R1 (CA Ed.) -YZF-R1SC FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R1 - YZFR1S FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R1 - YZFR1SC FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R1 -YZF-R1S FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R6 - YZFR6S FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R6 - YZFR6SC FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R6 - YZFR6SCS FRONT FORK

2004 YZF-R6 - YZFR6SS FRONT FORK

2005 V-MAX 1200 - VMX12T FRONT FORK

2005 V-MAX 1200 - VMX12TC FRONT FORK

2005 YZF-R1 - YZFR1T FRONT FORK

2005 YZF-R1 - YZFR1TC FRONT FORK

2006 FZ-1 - FZS10V FRONT FORK

2006 FZ-1 CA - FZS10VC FRONT FORK

2006 R1 - YZFR1V FRONT FORK

2006 R1 - YZFR1VC FRONT FORK

2006 R1 50th Anniversary - YZFR1SPV FRONT FORK

2006 R1 50th Anniversary - YZFR1SPVC FRONT FORK

2006 R6S - YZFR6SV FRONT FORK

2006 R6S - YZFR6SVC FRONT FORK

2006 V-MAX 1200 - VMX12V FRONT FORK

2006 V-MAX 1200 - VMX12VC FRONT FORK

 

[one2dmax]

85-92 ($80) fork seals will NOT fit 93-07 ($40)

 

[DMAN999]

You're in luck, seems this one must be shrinkable also for the earlier models too, it's universal.... Boat.net says"
This Yamaha U-23145-01-00 OIL SEAL part is also used on these models and components:

That's why you need to use common sense.
We know the forks changed from 40mm to 43mm in 1993.
And the part number I gave him is the correct part # for his 1993 Vmax.

 

[VMax-Mike]

I liked to buy my vmax parts from sean because different year bikes have different parts and sean knows whats what when it comes to vmax parts. Its just a safer bet to get the right parts when you buy from sean.

 

[alorio1]

That's why you need to use common sense.
We know the forks changed from 40mm to 43mm in 1993.
And the part number I gave him is the correct part # for his 1993 Vmax.

I know that and you know that, but Boats.net apparently does not. A new to Vmax guy would have problems ordering from them without your help is all I'm really saying here.

 

[DMAN999]

I know that and you know that, but Boats.net apparently does not. A new to Vmax guy would have problems ordering from them without your help is all I'm really saying here.

That's true, new guys would probably get confused by their incorrect info.
And you and Mike are right, Sean will definitely send the correct part, so there's no reason to worry if the parts are ordered from him.