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Hey everyone. Just pulled the first fork seal out of my gs550 and I suppose maybe I hooked up a little lower than I should have? When I pried the seal out two parts came out of the fork. The seal, and a rubber coated washer of sorts. At first I thought it was just the second half of the seal, and it had torn apart when I pulled it, but the height in comparison to my new seal is the same not including the rubber coated washer. I checked the parts diagram on bikebandit, and there is a spacer listed, but it doesn't appear to be a rubber coated part. There is currently something that looks to be a metal spacer pressed in to the shoulder of the fork leg that I assume to be the spacer that is listed on bikebandit. Anyone have any idea what I'm dealing with here? The mystery part that came out took some damage when I pulled it, so I wouldn't want to put it back in, however having it not listed in the diagram will make it quite difficult to replace! I've attached a photo of the removed seal, the rubberized washer, and the new seal for reference.
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Sorry everyone! Just figured this out. It was just a secondary part to the fork seal, and fortnine just happened to send me 11mm high seals instead of 13mm seals. -
Sorry again! I've still got some confusion here. I've cross referenced the appropriate seals for this bike, and have come up with 2 different seal heights... 11mm and 13mm. Most reference the 11mm dimension but I did find an eBay listing with the 13mm height. The seal I pulled out was 13mm. Is it ok to put an 11mm seal in even though the retaining clip wouldn't be snug against it? Anyone run in to this particular situation?Comment
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