Hey guys,
Most of the cures have been covered.
For the record, KTM recommends cleaning under the debris seal(top seal) every 10K.
They are a bitch to get loose, heat the slider with a hair drier or something and then pry them out.
I filled the void between the fork seal and the junk seal with grease and reinstalled it.
I ran the bike over 15K miles that way in Russia and Mongolia and no leaks but I also use short neoprene booties.
One more thing to try is to realign the forks.
I cured a weep that way.
Pull the axle and clean it, then polish it. especially the non threaded end.
Clean the axle tunnels in the sliders also(very clean).
Now insert the axle and tighten the axle nut and bounce the suspension.
Tighten the axle locking bolts on the nut side and bounce.
Lastly tighten the non axle nut side lock nuts.
This is important because the last slider to be tightened is designed float on the axle preventing stiction.
The misalignment caused by a sticky axle can cause a weep and make your front fork ride like a truck.
Special for Edde...
Slumming on the KTM tech forum (because you know you want one) will be allowed all winter.
BTW I left my bike in Germany and am headed back to Europe in the spring for a ride to Tibet, then SE Asia...are you in?
Ur friend bill.
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