April 23rd, 2014, 07:42 AM | #1 |
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The luck of the Irish that I do not have
So I brought my bike in to the shop on Monday to get my new Michelin Pilot Street tires put on. Got a call yesterday that the bike is ready, BUT they found a problem...
Seems like one of my fork seals has been leaking and they discovered that when looking over the bike after putting on the new tires. So there goes $275 bucks out of my pocket for that... I wish I had the equipment and the comfort to replace them myself, but I prefer the professionals to handle a job of that nature. On a positive note, they confirmed that my speedometer/odometer is not working because the speedo hub at the wheel is broken. So at least they were nice enough to check that for me. That is a job that I will handle myself. Does anyone know where I can get a new speedo hub for a good price? Or would you just recommend getting a used one off eBay? Thanks |
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April 23rd, 2014, 07:58 AM | #2 |
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you didn't notice a bunch of oil running down your fork tubes and all over everything south of it?
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:03 AM | #3 |
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Most leaky fork seals are just because there's a little dirt stuck in the lip. If you use a seal saver you can pull the dirt out($5 and no disassembly) and it'll probably re-seal just fine.
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:05 AM | #4 |
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Oh and holy $hit $275 to replace an oil seal I'm pretty sure you can have Edd sorbo service and tune your whole front end for $300.
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:07 AM | #5 | |
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so they are going to replace the fork oil, seals, and also try to remove that rust/spraypaint from the forks. they recommend changing the fork oil every two years, but i guarantee it has not been changed since the bike was purchased. they say most people just wait until the seals leak and then they replace the fork oil |
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:08 AM | #6 | |
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:09 AM | #7 | |
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i sure hope the shop isnt trying to pull a fast one on me. i never completely trust mechanics. it is so easy for them to make some **** up and say there is a problem, when in reality there is no problem at all... |
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:10 AM | #8 |
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:13 AM | #9 |
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main thing that pissed me off though was the guy working the desk at the shop that told me about the problem, was really short with me when I asked questions. He acted like I should know all about this stuff. Perhaps he just wanted to go home, because it was the end of the day, but still, I am a paying customer, treat me like one and help me understand what I am about to give you $275 to repair.
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:23 AM | #10 |
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yeah wow that is a rip of a price .... ouch
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April 23rd, 2014, 08:40 AM | #11 |
dirty boy
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like others have said, you can generally take your fork tubes off drop them off at a suspension shop and they will do a complete rebuild and tune for a little more than you are paying for this shop to fix a few things.
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