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bijna

strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

I changed my fork oil this afternoon. The first, on the left side, went swimmingly though the second not so much.

I opened it up and out plopped out this beige stuff.. it smells like a band-aid and is nigh the same color. I found it rather off-putting as I had never encountered anything like it. Can anyone shine a light?

shinyribs

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

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That is the by-product of water mixing with your fork oil. It is gross,but not extremely out of the ordinary. The water could be leaking in around your fork seals,or just the accumulation of humidity over time. Like I said,not unusual,but why it is necessary to flush your oil from time to time. Just replace it with ATF and you'll be good.

Piute

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

WATER

Had the same last wk in mine

and stunk like gas bad.

1977 CB750 F2 Super Sport
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sgtslag

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

In reply to this post by bijna

ATF is around $3 per quart. Put in fresh, then add in 3-4 ounces of SeaFoam ($9 per 16 oz. can), and compress the forks around 20 times, drain, and refill with fresh ATF. The SeaFoam will absorb water, as well as dissolve gum, varnish, and other deposits, within the tubes. Cheers!

1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII

seestheday

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

I'm starting to wonder if sarge has stock in seafoam. Use it for everything!

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TOOLS1

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

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I have wondered that also.

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sgtslag

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

In reply to this post by seestheday

Private corporation -- no stock for sale, I checked...

1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII

shinyribs

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

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Then you must be a dealer

Re-run

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

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Do you mean to tell me instead of an Amsoil dealer, we have a seafoam dealer? Crap and here I thought we were pure!

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sgtslag

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

I can get you a great deal on SeaFoam in bulk -- only 20% above retail! Let me know how many palettes of the stuff you want.

1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII

shinyribs

Re: strange beige liquid in my fork tubes?

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20% above retail...good one Sarge!