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Originally Posted by Gorilla25
or some kind of liquid teflon tape. honestly, i did not put anything on those threads. so far, no leaks but if they start leaking, well....  |
But did you take anything off? Honestly, I wouldn't be concerned either except that I took off the rubbery stuff that was already on there when cleaning them.
In the service manual, they say to "install a new Allen bolt gasket" with each fork dis-assembly. I looked and that references the little crush washer on each. It didn't say anything about any kind of liquid gasket but did say to use service-removable thread locker.
The ninja250.org fork seal replacement guide directly contradicts this by saying "do not, under any circumstance, put thread locker/loctite on that screw... or any other chemical, for that matter. It's just asking for trouble, and it will make the forks nearly impossible to disassemble in the future."
*Sigh* The world is just out to get obsessive-compulsive types.
If they start leaking then... SELF-OILING AXLE!
