HUGE fork issue. Crap.

[DannyMotor]

So, found out my 37mm forks came off the bastard child GS750L, 1979... the one-year they made a 37mm fork, with a rear-bolt drain, and a 37x11x50 seal.

UNDER the seal, is a washer. A necessary washer, that unfortunately doesn't exist anymore in the parts manifest on Boulevard, Bike Bandit, or Z1.

I just removed my old seals and those washers are goosed... beyond usable.

They've got a rubberized coating on them, almost a cap to the open end of the seal.

So, what can I do here? Should I look into getting the washers for a 80-81 GS1000L? Or something that has a 37mm leading fork with that part actually listed?

I don't want to keep chasing parts. I've already ordered 3 sets of seals that are all wrong, because of one dimension or another due to all this confusion.

Any suggestions?

[AJ]

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[DannyMotor]

This is about an 1/8th of an inch thick 50mm od 37mm id and about 3mm high. Steel washer with a coated bottom and inside. It is so far out of round I cant straighten it.

[AJ]

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[DannyMotor]

Yea ive looked. the gs850l has a seal but they had 35mm forks... so thats out.

[Testarossa]

Give Race Tech a try. They sell all kinds of parts for suspension rebuilds. http://www.racetech.com/

[81ZUKI75]

Try your local dealer..one in my area still shows it available on their parts finder. Part no. 51168-45200 at $1.77 Ea. if I'm looking att he right thing.

[bwringer]

Yea ive looked. the gs850l has a seal but they had 35mm forks... so thats out.

Nope -- all 850 models used 37mm forks.

[AJ]

My apologies for misunderstanding the question!!! I was confused by "with a rear-bolt drain, and a 37x11x50 seal" thinking you needed something special for the bolt drain, when you are talking about the main seal on the sliding tube. Talk about being an idiot!

I see the seals are available on Z1 http://www.z1enterprises.com/Fork-Se...zuki-1390.aspx

It looks like you mean the part labelled #5 in the diagram below? That doesn't look like a flat washer.

Z1 shows the seal itself fits the following bikes

For 37mm diameter forks - fits the following: Honda CMX450 CX500TC FT500 VF500 CB550SC CB650SC (82) CX650T GL650 VF700 (84) VFR700 VF700S CB750F (81-82) CB750SC VF750 (82-83) VFR750 VF750S CB900C CR80 (96-02) CRF230 NX250 XR250R XL500 (82) XR500 (81-82)

Given that most Japanese bikes use Showa forks, chances are that one of these bikes will have the part you need.

Again, my apologies for being such an idiot.

[AJ]

Please post a picture of the destroyed "washer" and one of the good seals.

Is the seal itself a standard spring energized ("spring-loaded") seal? Or does the destroyed washer have something to do with making it seal?
Is it the same as the seal you took out?

[DannyMotor]

Try your local dealer..one in my area still shows it available on their parts finder. Part no. 51168-45200 at $1.77 Ea. if I'm looking att he right thing.

That will be my next stop today.


ill take a pic later on