Best video I've seen for replacing fork seals. I now have confidence to replace my leaking seals on 2012 Fatbob. Thanks for great video. I'm definitely subscribed

"Far Out"....had to chuckle when you said that only because I relate to the same date and times.....Good one Mike, Thank's!

I have found my new favorite how-to channel. The Bob Ross of motorcycles. I love it.

It just so happens that I had a seal go bad on my Dyna and found you . Now after watching I just had to subscribe. you have a new fan!

Thank you Mike, always love stopping by the garage have a blessed week my friends.

Great tip on using the wood chisel to spread clamps. A lot different changing fork seal on that style than on a early wide glide front ends. Keep up the good work brother!

Thanks. Your video made this repair extremely easy. I would have struggled without it.

Thank you for sharing. Watched as always and very much enjoyed and hanging out in the shop with the two Mikes.

Great instructional video Mike. I really appreciated the care you took to not scratch it, right down to the cardboard wedge trick, & the brass jawed, cloth-covered vice. The chronological order of disassembly, really helps the flow on reassembly again too! Bravo guys and thanks.

Once again, I learned something new. Thanks Mike!

great info for those that have not done a front end

HOWDY MIKE, Thanks YOU & Mike for walking us through this PROCEDURE. COOP ...............................................

Very interesting, thanks Mike (s). Learned some helpful way to do it! Cheers from France

I came here to finally arrive on a great instructional video to replace my fork seals! I have to say a great instructor whose goes into great detail and a awesome camera man capturing all the angles. I will absolutely stop back by your garage for more help! Liked and subscribed!

hey hi Mike's I'm glad I found your u tube channel just in time I'm gonna change out the seals on forks on my Dyna got a leak after 3300 miles ride ,Alot of very helpful Info will keep Fav subscribe's

Well done gentlemen. I now know to slide the leg up and down 8 to 10 times to get rid of the air bubbles before reassembling. 👍👍 🇨🇦

I just want to thank you I wrecked my Dyna and had to replace the fork tubes I couldn't have done it without this video thank man...she rides again

FYI, those are variable rate springs. The closer a spring is wound the softer the spring so that on a smooth road the soft end of the spring is activated but when rougher conditions are encountered the stiffer part of the spring is engaged. So the softer part of the spring should butt up against the active part of the leg. Understanding how things work helps me to assemble things correctly. Another excellent video my friend.

Thanks again Mike once again I get thru another project thanks to you and your knowledge.

Thank you for the fork tube videos. I happen to have a 99 Dyna FXD and now I know how to do it myself. See you on the road. 🏍️

Using an old seal as a driver tool... genius!

Notified and watched !! Another great, informative vid. Keep it up, Mike !!

Enjoyed it Mike! Thanks for sharing.

Always good to refresh on how was that done again...Thank You Mike !!

Mike thank you. We are blessed by your presence. I will carry on your tricks of the trade.

Thanks for sharing Mike great shows and it make me want to work on bike again but I love riding more

I bet there was a collective gasp when that torx slipped, I know I did. Great video! ✌

I pretty much do it exactly the way you do it Mike. The one thing I do different is I just snug the tubes in at the end ,I do the measurement at the top when I slide them up but I don't torque yet. I wait until I get the wheel on the bike, or just slide the axle through at the bottom and snug it up, then loosen both sides of the clamps so the left and right tubes will slide up together using the axle to align both tubes to the exact height, I still do the measurement at the top but only on one side because when you push them up together with the axle in place the left has to be exactly as the right. I then snug down both sides then do the final torque. That's just my way of doing it, maybe it's overkill but it's the way I always done it for the last 45 years. Great video as usual. Thanks. LLH&R

Mike, an easy way for people to remember what direction to install seals is (for oil, open side in, for grease, open side out).

Thanks for another great video Mike. You too camera man Mike.

Thanks so much for this video. I live in rural Texas , and there's no shops within an hour of my place. So doing it myself is pretty much the norm. Gonna tackle this project on my 99 Dyna Super Glide Sport this weekend. That front end has gotten really spongey.

The silent pause after he said “ya ever try to screw a bolt into something when everybody’s watching ya” was so golden it had me laughing

Great video, fantastic, close-up camera angles, very clear. I have to pull my forks on my 2020 Triglide 49 mm forks and install an intimidator valve just above the dampening rod, then set the spring on top of that and then put it back together. Won’t be doing the full tear down. I have watched a few videos, and yours is the best.

Another excellent tutorial.

Extremely helpful, just getting ready to accomplish this task for my 2010 Dyna Wide Glide!! Thank You!

Thanks Mike great video👍

Great job mike

Right on, thanks Mike

Thank you for the video! Good instructions.

I need one of those seal installers. Thank for the content.

I believe the narrow part of spring seats on the dampener, and the wider part of spring seats on the rim of the fortube cap or oil flow restriction purposes

you don't haftoo be a big guy! If you wear your Harley Davidson boots it will give you another 3 inches of height and get more leverage to install cap back on 💪 great video Mike!

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Great Videos… you show everything needed for a normal Joe to learn something. Thank you. Heres a question, I have both of my Forks off after installing the seals and they’re ready to reinstall, I noticed you tightened the fork back down without the wheel back on, how do you know its aligned correctly, and how do you align it easily after having them both off? I see some videos about this online, however nobody explains things as thorough in my opinion as you do. I appreciate your time and excellent step by step instruction. Keep them coming 👍🏼

Awesome video

Great video man! Here @Buoy4AK we’re on our own on Kodiak Island, Alaska so if we don’t fix it ourselves, it ain’t getting fixed. Needless to say, our 06 FXDBI does more off-roading than most Pan Americas will ever do (@12k, front fork oil is junk). Thanks for the assist brother!

Perfect video. Thank u man

Awesome, thanx my man. Hopefully I'll be doing 3 sets of forks this week including my own. Any other tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!!! Your videos are very clear and put together very well

i ues a speed wrench on the top nut keeps it centerd

Like always job well dunn ty Mike

Once again thank you man ......🍻🇺🇸

these guys are good!! one take and they got it!

Puff Puff Pass... Thanx Mike

Very helpful. Thank you

Excellent!!!

Far out, indeed!

Always a pleasure seeing a new video from you! Although I own a springer still enjoy watching this done. Where could one get your "See you on the road" air cleaner labels;-) Looking forward to your next video!

Cameraman Mike - welcome to the screen actors guild! 😂

Always respect the grey beard’s…✌️

Love the videos

Thank you

Have you ever done this on a soft tail deuce? The configuration of the top of the fork is different than the one in the video. The spring does not come out when you take the cap off the top of the upper tube. I looks like you need a special tool to take the inner nut out. Great video.

thanks again. with the drain plug air rattle gun, we call the 2 x dugga duggas in australia

When you took the fork cap off, there was a spacer... My 2012 street bob has a spacer as well but it is bent and im wondering where i can get a new one and what i should be looking for

My tip for not crossing those fine fork cap threads is to push down on the cap with the wrench, very slowly rotate the cap counter clockwise until you hear/feel the little "click" as the threads mate. Then slowly rotate clockwise to start the threads.

Not sure if you've done it...could you find the time to do a fork oil change on a 1979 FLH with the nacelle? It's not at all clear in the manual and I know this thing is due. (Probably never been done, long story). Easy getting the oil out. Not so much getting the oil back in so I haven't touched it. Great content! Thank you!

Hello Mike, I have watched a few of your videos now and I have enjoyed the content, I am curious though, can you reveal some details about your front wheel chock on your motorcycle lift? looks like some heavy welded angle iron to my eye, a search on your channel didn't reveal you ever having talked about it before, so apologies if it is detailed in a previous video and I've missed it. Thanks in advance for your reply and keep making great videos!

Man in my mind this job was going to be a nightmare but your video made it as ease as a paint by numbers project. WOW Great step by step instructions and explanations of what you were doing. I've got my dyna front tubes off and sending them and the lower legs to the powder coater. Any tips for getting there parts powder coated and reinstalling them. Thanks again for your great videos.

Hi Mike, I did the forks on my '75 Superglide, Kayaba forks. Lots of good tips from here. Thanks very much. When I did the forks I noticed the steering was notchy. I did the steering head bearings. My question is about how tight to make the fork stem nut and whether the sequence I end up following makes sense. I have not been able to find a torque specs for the stem nut or any guidance specific to the re-assembly process for the triple tree for this specific fork design. I viewed lots of others so I get the principles. Here's what I did. Basically I tightened the upper fork stem nut to the point where further tightening would restrict the side to side handlebar motion. After this was tightened, I tightened the upper triple tree bracket to the fork stem. The Kayaba forks have two lower pinch bolts. However for the upper ones, I think the Kayaba forks put on the bikes from '73 - '77, use the combination of the fork stem nut and a 3/8 x 16 x 1-5/8 socket head screw that secures the upper triple tree bracket around the fork stem nut, together, to serve the purpose of the upper pinch bolt. So bottom line, I tightened the fork stem nut as described above and then then secured the upper triple tree bracket to the stem nut using the pinch bolt described above (to 22 lbs torque). Am I at least getting warm? Apologies for being so long winded. thanks for any perspective after reading this.

I did not see you show the alignment of the shock assy for proper alignment with the other shock assy. This is so the axle for the wheel can be inserted thru these assy's.

What size of in line fuel filter are you running on Baby Doll? I have a 50/66 PanShovel and the tanks are rusty. Any ideas or suggestions on how to resurrect them? Thanks Mike, love your videos

Fork seals are one of my least favorite tasks. Its interesting that you havent come up with a tool for compressing the spring and threading the cap in place. I havent needed one yet. Ive always managed to get the cap on with a lot of "dad words". Since I work solo, Im always looking for ways to create that necessary third hand

bravo bon tuto👍 JEAN MARSEILLE france

mike great video just getting the stuff together to do the 99 road king going to install a legend fork kit upgrade and do my seals i was going to hire someone to do this but it looks pretty simple the bigger job is getting the front of the bike tore down. do you have any videos on head bearing set up ? i have a proper service manual but always nice to see it first thanks !!

Hey Mike do you think old tubes that have been leaking for years could be warn out so much to where a complete new seal kit bushings and all would not stop the leak? I had my seals replaced years ago and the mechanic said my tubes were warn out that’s why they still leaking after brand new seals I’m wondering if it wasn’t installed correctly Thank you for your knowledge God Bless 🙏

I may have missed something; did you replace the copper plated and moly coated slider bushings? Keeping them fresh protects the inner surface of the slider bore.

Hey mike hope all is well can you tell me what the black box is that’s under the dash of my 93 FXSTC thank you

What do you use to ensure the forks are aligned for the tire shaft to line up with the tire on the tree.

Is there a site I can find all of Mikes videos at ? My bikes a 1991 FXSTS and old now, and it's hard to find videos .

We changed the oil on our forks every every 3 or 4 days in a Softail how do you adjust that air screw on a carburetor it's a 88 Sportster can you give me a tip how to do it art

Ah, air left trapped within the oil, is forced to then compress, this gives the damping 'bouncy mode' & leads to some distress, 'Pitter-patter' says the wheel - 'my tyre has got the jitters', 'It's gets my goat & causes float, as you swerve me round the critters'. For damping oil must ebb & flow, as the rider threads these gates, while push & pull are held in check, by Sid Viscous & his mates. (Having just one 'un-burped' rear shock can be entertaining too; 'You wanna see bump-steering son? - follow me! : )

What socket size is that you used for the fork fill plug

Mike, have you done a video on knucklehead left crank case shaft seal replacement? My FL 41 leaks like a sieve. Thanks

It’s a variable spring, same as automobile

✊🏻👍👌 Ride today ; pi town loop - Clears the brain 🧠

Hey Mike, I’m a little late to the video but if you could tell me where you got that tool to set the dust caps that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

About to do this because I have a leak as of todays ride. What is the ounces on a wet fill? That portion of the video seemed a bit unsure. Having trouble finding a definitive answer. Thank you

Mike new here great show how do you find the series to any rebuild Thank You

The lower leg polishing would be interesting. How do you get the clear coat off?

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I want to know where can we get that special tool for driving the seals straight?

what can I use to install the seal if I do not have the tool like you do?

Hi Mike,l 'm working on my 2008 Dyna fxd super glide fork seals,but some say it.takes 10.2 oz.,seeing ur video u say 26.6,so can help me with this issue plz.?

No thread locker when putting the first bike on?

Thank you Mike. Is there a vaccine for shovelhead fever ? I think I got it.

Hi Mike,how many oz. Of fork oil Go into my 2008 Dyna fxd super glide is it 26.6 or 10.2 oz. ???

Can I put an evo oil pump on a nose cone shovelhead?

What’s the tape for on top of the fork I didn’t see you put that on Thank you

1st do you ever do anything on FXRS?

what is the name of that seal driver?