How to Replace Fork Seals | Yamaha FZ6 "Fazer"
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- Today I show you guys exactly how to replace the fork seals on your Yamaha FZ6. I am doing the fork seal replacement on my 2007 Yamaha FZ6 S2, so if you have a similar model, it will be the same as mine. Make sure to have the right tools before you start so your bike won't be sitting without the front end for too long!
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Hope this helps, and good luck on your fork seals!
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Thanks for doing these fz6 videos! It's great having good quality videos to go along with.
Hey inja. I just got the same bike as you and your videos have helped me out a lot with so much. Thank you so much, I have many similar plans.
omar alkhabbaz Sweet man! I have some tank protectors and side tank grips if you want some. Just message me on Facebook and I'll ship them to you for what I got them for!
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Thanks for this tutorial. It is not so difficult to replace sealants, but it's very nice to watch your movie before changing it. Now it will be much easier :)
Absolutely! Glad I could help.
@TheInja:
Thanks for sharing this video, it was very helpful this week during the time when I fixed my FZ6's leaky forks.
A local used bike shop wanted to charge me $150.00 labor plus parts (with both forks removed from the bike) while the local Indian Motorcycle dealer wanted $200.00 for the same and another bike repair shop 150 miles away wanted $300.00 for the same. It was quite an experience that I greatly enjoyed doing while saving some $$$.
I hope you keep posting videos such as these on how to repair your FZ6 for us DIY guys.
Thanks again.
Just paid to have mine done, came back with scratches. You are my new instruction manual. Cheers
they were not scratched, yust some other scratched forks...
@@JGollez ? The bike had scratches on it doofis
Dude, your music playlist is all over the place. Haha. I love it. Thanks for the video.
FZ6 07. I just did this repair and learned three things. 1) The split spacer that drops in before the seal must be forced into place to permit the seal to be properly installed with the retainer. 2) The best way to force the spacer and the seal home is a 14" piece of 3" ABS pipe cut lengthwise and held squeezed around the pipe. It is the perfect thickness to avoid damaging the seal and by putting a piece of wood across the top of the rig you can gently tap everything down evenly. 3) loosen the top cap and bottom hex bolt while still on the bike. That way you aren't trying to clamp or damage the pipe fighting to loosen them in the shop. A pretty easy repair once you have a plan.
Answered a lot of questions that got left out of another online guide I had read. Thank you!
I got your back
Dude, love the FZ6 content. Keep them videos coming! Best regards from Argentina!
Thanks, Alex!
Hey, you are the one who took the time and made all this awesome content. Im no mechanic, but your videos give me some confidence, to at least try and do it!.
I'm having some voltage regulator or stator issues now , hope to sort them soon and ride many miles on my bike! Cheers!
@@alejandrodg82 Glad to have you watching. Cheers brother! Good luck on the stator project!
Thanks, just did my forks today and your video helped a lot.
My pleasure :)
Good day. Thank you for this video. I appreciate it so much. I also have a Yamaha FZ6 and mine is leaking oil at the left. the fork suspension also very soft and Ii recon I need to service them. I need the proper tools and fork oil. I did google it and they say it can be debris on the seals that causes the oil the sneak pass resulting in an oil leak. Cleaning it might work, might not. I did not see you mention about new seals that you purchased, just cleaning them. Of course I have to be prepared to have all the necessary tools before starting to work.
You're doing an amazing job man...all respect 👍👍👍
Can you please make a video about your exhaust?
Mohammad Hijjawe will do!
Posted!
Gonna be doing this soon thank you so much!
For the axel tool you can take a spark plug socket and put an extension in the spark plug end and use that. That's how I do it.
Thanks for doing this tutorial, man. God bless you.
Very informative, thanks bro!
LOL @"The second fork damper bolt removal". Great job with this video. Make one to repair leaking brake lines? Thanks!
Hey inja good to see you again in Fz6 video :) I love your videos please keep going on. Can you make a video about beard fender (under the exhaust pipes). Where did you buy and how to install ?? Aand did you cancel the catalytic conventor ?
Sure, I'll do a video about the exhaust I have and I'll mention the bellypan I installed in it. And nope, the stock cat is still in there, I just did a slip-on exhaust system!
Hey so...is the weight resting on the center stand or the wood block? Is the wodden block just there as a safety backup measure??
Tks for your instruction, its help me a lot!
Wonderful videos, I've just subscribed to you since I find myself watching your videos over and over as I prepare to tackle a long overdue TLC Weekend for my own Fazer.
Quick question: when you're cleaning your fork at 11:35, what are you using?
Compressed Air?
Also, I was reading another tutorial online and it mentioned greasing/lubing some bolts before you tighten them. Would you recommend any brand of grease? I was planning on using Red n' Tacky Grease.
Again, wonderful and informative videos, you're a very relatable person and that makes it easy to go "Hey, if he can do it, so can I!"
I was using brake cleaner! Getting all the old fork oil and sludge out.
And I haven't heard about doing that. I wouldn't want my bolts greased - the bearings yes - the bolts no. The bolts you might even add locktite/threadlock, you don't want them loosening. The bearings definitely want new grease, though.
And thanks! Glad I'm helping out!
Definitely hear you on the bolts NOT wanting to be greased, that makes sense.
This is the site in case you wanted to take a look: touron2wheels.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/fork-oil-change-on-my-yamaha-fz6-s2-fazer/
Otherwise I'll keep that in mind, I'll have to grab some brake cleaner when I have the chance to!
Thanks again!
@@cinnamon8282 you're very welcome! Always here to help 👊
22 ft lbs on all four of the pinch bolts on triple tree upper and lower brackets?
Helpful video this. I'm doing this job on my own FZ6 currently.
Tip for next time. You don't need a vice. Use the axle as a lever to counter the wrench when you do the bottom bolt.
Oooo should have thought of that. Glad this video helped!
I can tell that bike has spent its life somewhere warm and dry. Mine is showing all the signs of exposure to good ole English weather!
@@kilobravo6272 haha yep! This bike was garage kept all it's life in Central California!
Hey mate, you' re doing lovely job with those fz6 tutorials we find it very useful keep fighting bro. How do you clean your exhaust pipes in the front of the motorcycle yours seems2be quite clean eventhough i had polished them after a short trip they're covered with brown colour because of gas emission. I have almost 80 000 km on the odometer no idea how much it is in miles i guess you got to double the distance by 1.7. cheers from Poland. P.s. are you living in california if so you've got loveley weather all yr round.
Lukasz Wagimin thanks! I just use normal cleaners for the exhaust pipes and it works fine. But with that many kilometers on your bike, the discoloration may be harder to get off.
Dude you can clean your pipes with spirit of salt like this video;
(czcams.com/video/mfAWzoanBxA/video.html)
But be carefull because this chemical must not touch anything except the pipes. My fz6 is 95.000 km and I am happy with him. Cheers from Turkey.
Took my front wheel off recently to get new tires and oh boy that shit was tight as hell I had to use the ole foot method. Also the tires looked like the ones that came from the factory on a bike from 2006 with 30k miles which I thought was odd. I think I also discovered the bike wasnt originally a naked but has a kit on it. Dont really have anyone else to tell this to lmao. Dont mind me commenting on a 5 year old video. The front instrument cluster and windscreen has started vibrating pretty bad (not stock), hopefully fixing that tomorrow.
When its time to do fork seals I will be back to watch this thoroughly. thanks bruh
PS I just subscribed, I've watched quite a few of your videos over the years. I assumed I was subbed man. My bad.
An OLD video but VERY VERY helpful and informative THANKS 🙏
For sure 👊🏽💯
Hi my left turn signals front and rear aren't working what could be the problem?
Great video, very well done. Made me realize i will just take the bike to a mechanic lol
Still loving my fz6
Nice work - Quick question: How long time did it take you to do it in total?
I can't remember...I think most of the afternoon since I was still figuring it out!
Everything is ok, but the bottom bolt rotates with the item inside the fork. How can i block it to remove the bolt?
Hi! What would happen if I happen not to put the metal cylinder at the bottom? It's a buffer right? So is that okay if I forgot to put it back?
Also, if ever it isn't, is it okay to open up the whole thing again and not repacing the oil and seal? Thanks! I really messed up 🤣
Thank you for this video! Do you think this would be the same process for an 08’ FZ1? They look similar
Aren't the forks on the 08 FZ1 upside down?
The Inja Oh yeah. I’m stupid. They are inverted
@@tommyboy790 all good, dog! 💯
What size pvc? 11/2 too small and 2” too big
Cool, I need to do this for the very first time and you gave me some insight and confidence :D
Good luck!
How many miles can you get out of those seals....what causes them to leak, just lots of abuse?
Yeah, hard hits to the suspension, or even just going reeeally fast on normal roads consistently. Like over 100mph. Normal life is right around 20k miles, but if you're gentle with your bike you can see much longer life.
Awesome 😎
Thanks
Great job without spending a ton of money
If you don't want to buy the tool to remove the axle, you can also get a hex-headed bolt and feed that into the socket. Thread on two nuts and wrench those.
Just hope you have some big ole bolts laying around!
Yea I used two 3/4" nuts and a bolt for a tool. Worked really well. No one around here carries a 19mm allen socket
Combien de ml tu a verser ?
Don't get rid of your bike!!!!! I love your vids man
You'll still be getting more as maintenance comes up on it!
But the deed is done 😪
So you did sell the FZ6, Inja?
@@FlemNmzzzz my video tomorrow should answer that. (But yes)
Thanks bro 👍🏽
I got your back 👊🏼
thank Bro I have Fz6s2 and I watch you to learn about my bike.
I'ma all about DYI But man paying $200 to get it done professionally is deff worth it.. it seems like a lot of small things can go wrong plus buying all the tools..
Would a 2003 fz1 be any different?
Not sure.
Did you figure out why the top part was spinning? My damper Assy is spinning when I'm trying to remove the bottom hex.
They are connected so if one spins the other one does, too. Got to hold one part and then loosen the other.
@@TheInja I can hear the damper assy spinning inside, have you had this happen before? First timer, your vid is killer btw!!
I’m having the same issue :-(. Any ideas?
@@RandomChaos851 im trying to remember.... Im pretty sure I used a piece of 3/4" inch pvc to grab onto the top of the damper assy. This guy does it a bit different and I think having both helped with the sticky bits: www.600riders.com/threads/04-09-fz6-fork-oil-and-seal-replacement.54664/post-603774
@@RandomChaos851 I used the stick (back) part of a Home Depot rake on my 2012 Fz6R. I sharpened the back end of it with a boxcutter to give it a triangular profile. I put the forks inverted on the peeled stick-pointed side up, thrust downward force and loosened the bottom bolt. The process took 5-7 mins and 3 tries and the bolt came free !!! Good luck (Note: the damper has a round profile so you cannot jab a hex profile tool into it and expect a good grip-peeled end of a hard wood stick is the way to go)
need to grease the seals bro in the future
You did this a little while ago, how's the bike ride now that you swapped out the seals and have new oil in it? @The Inja
Still going great! Been riding on them for a long long time and no leaks to date
AWESOME! What size pipe do you need en lieu of a driver?@@TheInja
@@hunterman600cc What size fork seal drive? 43mm
I changed the seal but its still leaking what's the reason
The chrome section of your folk may be damaged causing it to cut the seal when compressed. It only takes a slight nic or scratch to cause this. If you find someone and it's not to bad you can used fine wet and dry sand paper to smooth it out. But the seal will need to be replaced again.
3/4 bolt with 2 nuts tightened onto each other will also work for a good axle tool. If any one cares.
Thanks you saved me a lot of grief
Those "bearings" are not bearings! They are bushings. They do not turn. No need to grease them. They only ride on the inside races of the bearings, in the wheel hub, and space out the distance between the fork lower and the wheel.
the washer goes on top of the seal not under
I went according to the manual
You're forgiven for not being a Angels Crest Highway Hero.
The music ages this video lol
Your flip flops give me anxiety 🤣🤣
Lol!
👍💪🏍🙋♂️🇵🇱
are you drinking a glass of milk!?
H*ll yeah I am
Overall nice video, but next time please leave the MUSIC OFF!! It makes it much harder to follow you.
I'd rather listen to music while I'm doing it
You never bled them after adding oil!
You don't have to
Your video is the only one I can find that doesn't suggest exercising the fork tube after adding oil. My SERVICE MANUAL for my 09 FZ6R and professional suspension tuners such as Dave Moss even teach to pump the forks up and down on all types of forks to evenly distribute the oil and expell air bubbles after adding fork oil when doing service. Just trying to help.
@@robertholsopple9451 18:05?
@@robertholsopple9451 20:30?
@@robertholsopple9451 I think it will be fine bro. They've been working fine 4 years and 20K miles later
awesome, thanks a lot for the helpful video
just a small hint, if you have a 3d printer or know someone who has.. you don't need to spend 40$ on the special seal driver.. you can print out your own: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2671605
I had actually printed a couple sets of them, and they worked great!
You say ummmmm a lot
So sorry
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Yes?... Haha