Fork seals and dust boots.

[cierrecart]

How important are dust boots? I'm putting new seals on my RD's forks, but it's missing one dust boot. They are a tad pricey, so I'm wondering if it is a mistake to just run without them?

 

[blucav85]

if you run without that dust seal your just going to get pissed off when the seal blows really fast and you have to take it all apart again

so i could have shortened that and just said get a dust seal

 

[beatnic]

You definately need to use the dust seals. The oil seal will tear in short order, you'll run the risk of dirt/debris getting trapped under the oil seal and then you'll score the fork bushings or even worse the chrome sliders.

 

[Rocan]

yeah... dust seals are a good idea.

i load the top of the fork seal with a nice layer of grease to keep moisture out and then put the seal on top of that.

 

[cierrecart]

So you're saying I need the dust boot?

I'll definitely order another one then.