Went out on the M900 this morning and found the RH fork was leaking,doh!, the forks are ex 900ss Showas, I fitted them to replace the rubbish Marzocchi’s that the bike originally had, anyway the rubbish Marzocchi’s are now back on the bike temporarily and I’m waiting for the replacement seals to arrive for the showas, I’ve done a few few searches for a “how to” guide but only found generic ones, whilst that should suffice if anyone knows of a Showa specific “how to” please could you point me to it, cheers Mark.
There might be bits in this thread that help. https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/fork-seals.73902/#post-1475664 Perhaps too late now but it's best to slacken the top nut before fork removal as it can be difficult to hold the fork leg when loose. Steve
Before I did the Showas on my 748 I watched this vid which I found really helpful. I also referred back to it. You’ll also need a seal driver https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/180762730272 It’s a straightforward job but unless you fabricate something like Steve @Birdie did, you’ll need a hand on reassembly.
I have the instructions for these from my 888 workshop manual, which I can copy for you, if you want the step by step guide. Let me know.
Thanks all, seal driver, seals & fluid are on their way, I’ve done plenty of “right way up” forks, never had and issue with USD’s before though, the bit I wasn’t sure about was the lock nut, I can’t see one on the 900ss schematics I’ve looked at, I’m sure it will all become evident when I’ve got them apart though, thanks again.
Did the fork seals this morning, pretty much the same as “right way up” forks, just stand at the other end of the bench when you do the job! (only kidding) , I have to say it would have been difficult without the “specialist Snap On tools” ref photo, (and the £16.99 fork seal driver from China is a must), I’ve now wrapped the forks in bubble wrap and will refit them when they’ve stopped salting the roads, might as well leave the Marzocchi’s on until then, for anyone wanting to do theirs you can do it single handed (Sunday morning didn’t want to bother my mate up the road), you can compress the spring easily by standing the fork on the floor, pushing one side of the spring compressor with one hand and with your knee on the other, then pull the damper rod up using a length of string and slip the locking plate under the locknut, It’s easier to achieve than that description sounds , thanks for the help in the above posts folks, appreciated as always.
