fork boot problem

mx466
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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 3:41pm
Just got some new fork boots for my 1988 cr125, put them on and pumped the forks up and down a few times and the boots suck up against the forks the more I pump them, I peel the top off them back a little bit and the boots expand back to normal size. Does anybody know what is happening and how to fix it? any advice would greatly appreciated.
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lumpy790 12/24/2011 7:11am
12/24/2011 7:11am
They usually have small holes at the bottom to let air in and out
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newmann 12/24/2011 7:23am
12/24/2011 7:23am
lumpy790 wrote:
They usually have small holes at the bottom to let air in and out
And those holes are at the very bottom of the aftermarket fork boots. The boots aren't tapered any and they are too tight fitting at the top of the lower leg above the vent holes. Make some vent holes higher up.
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mx466 12/26/2011 8:12am
12/26/2011 8:12am
ok thanks

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