fork seal question

[FJ_Hooligan]

Put an '89+ front wheel and forks on it.  Still the most transformational mod I ever did to my '85 FJ.

You'll need the wheel, spacers, axle, brake calipers (or upgrade to monoblocks) and the fork sliders.  You can use your tubes.  Good time to put is straight springs and RPM fork valves.

The difference in handling was night and day.

[5speed]

called my local yamaha dealer to order the seals and bushings. he couldn't find the lower one on his search...is #83 the lower bushing? they are calling it a piston.
https://www.dealercostparts.com/oemparts/a/yam/500427d3f8700209bc788b1f/front-fork

[racerrad8]

called my local yamaha dealer to order the seals and bushings....

Here is everything you need to rebuild your forks: RPM/FJ 41mm Fork Rebuild Kit

Plus there's an option of upgrading to the wiper with the build in fork protector.

Randy - RPM

[5speed]

called my local yamaha dealer to order the seals and bushings....

Here is everything you need to rebuild your forks: RPM/FJ 41mm Fork Rebuild Kit

Plus there's an option of upgrading to the wiper with the build in fork protector.

Randy - RPM

I looked at those Randy but between the exchange rate and shipping it gets to expensive in a hurry.

[5speed]

finally got the fork seals done.
Question for Randy.
I have a pair of your risers on their way. Do I need to raise the forks up in the triple tree to get enough tube for the risers and bars?
I didn't want to finish putting the front wheel,calipers back on incase I do.

[RPM - Robert]

No, the RPM cap lets you clamp onto the cap and not have to move the forks up. I usually leave the fork cap itself just above the upper triple and install the risers from there.

[5speed]

Awesome. Tks for the info.

[5speed]

she was due..
the bushings weren't to bad but I replaced them anyway.

[FJmonkey]

That bushing is very worn out. The dry lubrication (PTFE) on the inside is nearly gone. That means metal on metal contact. Glad you changed it out.

[5speed]

That bushing is very worn out. The dry lubrication (PTFE) on the inside is nearly gone. That means metal on metal contact. Glad you changed it out.

that lower bushing must spin a lot on the fork tube to wear the inside like that?

[Firehawk068]

That bushing is very worn out. The dry lubrication (PTFE) on the inside is nearly gone. That means metal on metal contact. Glad you changed it out.

that lower bushing must spin a lot on the fork tube to wear the inside like that?

That larger bushing stays pressed into the lower (outer) fork-leg. This slides up and down over the upper (inner) fork-tube, so the inside wears out.

The smaller bushing stays locked to the end of the upper (inner) fork-tube, and slides on the inside of the lower (outer) fork-leg as it moves up and down, so the outside of the bushing wears out.

[5speed]

finally got her all back together. I was waiting for these to arrive before I buttoned it up. 

[5speed]

The other repair I did was the front fender mounting tabs.
I read quite a few threads here about this issue and I actually found a bandit fender on e-bay but between the price and shipping it was going to be over $100 so I decided to fix what I had.
I used abs cement and pieces of a sheet of abs I got on amazon.
Once I had the repairs sanded down I reinforced the tabs with more abs cement and fiberglass mesh drywall tape. I use it quite a bit and it works very well for jobs like this.
When I put the fender back on I used these washers that have a piece of rubber bonded to them. I snugged them up but not extremely tight. I'm thinking the rubber will give the fender some wiggle room and prevent more cracking.

[chiz]

Put an '89+ front wheel and forks on it.  Still the most transformational mod I ever did to my '85 FJ.

You'll need the wheel, spacers, axle, brake calipers (or upgrade to monoblocks) and the fork sliders.  You can use your tubes.  Good time to put is straight springs and RPM fork valves.

The difference in handling was night and day.

On more than one occasion riders have said how well the early fj's handled. Found the opposite with mine never knew what
the issue was compared to my late ST 1100 it was scary though I'm not a brave soul. But thanks to members here I changed my wheels brakes suspension and forks early GSXR and later FJ 12...... What a transformation.
   Lez

[5speed]

Put an '89+ front wheel and forks on it.  Still the most transformational mod I ever did to my '85 FJ.

You'll need the wheel, spacers, axle, brake calipers (or upgrade to monoblocks) and the fork sliders.  You can use your tubes.  Good time to put is straight springs and RPM fork valves.

The difference in handling was night and day.

On more than one occasion riders have said how well the early fj's handled. Found the opposite with mine never knew what
the issue was compared to my late ST 1100 it was scary though I'm not a brave soul. But thanks to members here I changed my wheels brakes suspension and forks early GSXR and later FJ 12...... What a transformation.
   Lez

If it was going to be my daily rider I would look in to those mods but it isn't. It's for rides when I need to feel that kick in the pants acceleration plus I ride at my skill level which isn't anywhere near good enough to really push the bike.