1991 Honda CR250 fork seals

Hey there

My right hand fork seal ha started to leak, on closer inspection i can
see a minor score on one of the forks, i'm guessing this is causing the
leak, doe's anyone have a quick fix, thank you in advance.

 

Just in support, I have an 86 250 that had the exact problem, and just like
Gene said, I used a wetstone to dress the scratch and my forks have been dry
ever since,
Just don't go all nutty taking off metal, you'll do fine

 

Probably best to rebuild it. Here's a couple of things to consider:
get fork boots - they make dirt bike forks last a lot longer by keeping
grit out.

If you sand it wipe the chrome with brake cleaner then sand with
300/600/1200 autobody sand paper from autozone, be sure to remove all
sand left by the paper or that will eat thing up.

You can also tie a dark piece of cloth below or on the leaking tube
with zip ties. this will keep the oil off the brake rotor. However,
if you loose too much fluid the fork(s) will bottom out and bend the
upper tube. That costs big $$$ bucks.

I advice taking both tube off and take 'em to a dealer to rebuild and
also clean/grease the stem bearings. Also, the right tube usually
leaks first, then the left - do both at the same time.

PaulC/mrbios