Nathan Crisman
New Member
Hey guys,
I picked up a 2005 Specialized Epic Marathon this weekend ($1200-ebay) that seems to be in awesome shape. took it for a first ride last night, and the F100X fox fork seems to be pushing oil through the dust seals, more so on the right side.
I have worked on dirtbike forks from KYB and Showa before to change fork seals, but they are hydraulic forks not air spring forks. Im just not sure if this is a "normal" thing for the fox to weep or if the fork needs to be rebuilt. Ill post pics in a bit. A decent amount of oil came out, enough to run down the back of the bottom leg. The fork felt great on the trail though, seems to work fine.
If it needs a rebuild, is this something I can do myself and if so, where to get the seals? If not, where to send it?
Thanks.
I picked up a 2005 Specialized Epic Marathon this weekend ($1200-ebay) that seems to be in awesome shape. took it for a first ride last night, and the F100X fox fork seems to be pushing oil through the dust seals, more so on the right side.
I have worked on dirtbike forks from KYB and Showa before to change fork seals, but they are hydraulic forks not air spring forks. Im just not sure if this is a "normal" thing for the fox to weep or if the fork needs to be rebuilt. Ill post pics in a bit. A decent amount of oil came out, enough to run down the back of the bottom leg. The fork felt great on the trail though, seems to work fine.
If it needs a rebuild, is this something I can do myself and if so, where to get the seals? If not, where to send it?
Thanks.