Fork seals linking help.

[FJmonkey]

Funny i keep few trips of carpet to rest when working on stuff. I have rain bow color 1 from the 60s.

All my rugs and carpet pieces seem to be the same color of old oil, grease and dirt.... 

[jagcofj]

You got the wrong seals. Where did you get them? Did they say they fit the FJ forks? Not reliable if they said they fit. Many here have found that after market seals don't last like the Yamaha seals. Get your money back if you can and get OEM fork seals. I have only used OEM from RPM and cannot properly judge the after market options. Let us know what works for you.

From a local yamaha dealer, me not to happy right now they are 35mins away.   Can rpm do a order tonight.    

[racerrad8]

I am going out on a limb since the photos are not very good as far as detail.

But I am going to say both seals might be wrong. The old one looks too short and the new one is definitely too tall.

What brand of seals did you get and what is the part number. Let me know and I might be able to verify if they are the correct seal or not.

Randy - RPM

[racerrad8]

From a local yamaha dealer, me not to happy right now they are 35mins away.   Can rpm do a order tonight.    

You can order tonight, unfortunately they will not ship until Monday. But you will have them by Wednesday.

Randy - RPM

[jagcofj]

Better pics of the seals. The yamaha dealer told me call in the morning. rpm will keep you posted.

[racerrad8]

Yep, not a single Yamaha listed on the description of the package; not the proper kit.

If we can be of assistance, you can use the links I posted way back at the beginning of this thread.

Randy - RPM

[jagcofj]

Hi guy's man will ever get these thing install funny, the shop i bought the 1st set from was the wrong 1's so the yamaha dealer drop  off another set witch was real cool be me. Now when i check the 2nd set it's the same as the 1st set.
So I road up to the dealer. The guy was so so sorry and he give me these 1 set off fork seals and 2 sets of wiper seals - free and i still have the other 2 sets he said sale the other 1's on ebay list the part number.

[balky1]

I hope you finally got the right ones! 

[jagcofj]

I hope you finally got the right ones! 

Man yes they are install with a extra set wipers.   

Question, fork oil amount manual say 14oz i install that amount,  and the level oil is about 11" down the tube - from the top. 
Should it be about 5" from the top.

[FJ1100mjk]

You need to have the forks compressed all the way, to get the oil level correct.

[balky1]

I hope you finally got the right ones! 

Man yes they are install with a extra set wipers.   

Question, fork oil amount manual say 14oz i install that amount,  and the level oil is about 11" down the tube - from the top. 
Should it be about 5" from the top.

I would just stick with the amount the manual says and wouldn't care about measuring the level.

[FJmonkey]

You can add and remove oil with your forks still in place. So you can find what works for your riding needs. Add some, ride it. Remove some, ride it....

[jagcofj]

thanks, added what the manual side 14oz and played around with different oil 5,10. I stuck with 20/40 Valvoline.