March 24th, 2012, 05:57 AM
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#107
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CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009
Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F
Posts: A lot.
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Originally Posted by CZroe
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Next, when I took it all apart, I found some rubbery substance around the bolts at the bottom of the forks. I cleaned it off thinking that it was bits of the paper towel I was wiping them with but realized afterwards that it was not. I will be monitoring them to see if they leak without it, but what do I use if I do have to reseal it? Is it some kind of liquid gasket? All this guide says to use is service-removable thread locker, which I assume is not a rubbery compound.
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The service manual says to use "Non-permanent Locking Agent" on those bolts ("front fork bottom Allen bolt"). Is there a rubbery kind of locking agent? It seems more like a kind of liquid gasket.
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