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Howdy all.
Over the past year, I've been restoring a 1991 KX250 for my father, as he had one way back in the day. The disc side fork seal was leaking, so I tore both forks apart and replaced the seals, as it was making a heck of a mess.
Bought the seals and correct driver (43mm).
Put it back together and....
The disc side fork seal is still leaking. Neither he nor I haven't ridden it at all, and I walked out into the garage to a fairly large puddle of oil on the cardboard I had laid down as a security measure.
What are issues that could cause a brand new fork seal with zero rides to leak? Is there a good way to make sure the fork leg isn't ever so slightly bent? Could bad bushings cause the fork to sit unevenly and weep oil?
Is there an easy way to check wheel alignment to make sure it's not binding the fork?
Thanks!