forks are leaking?

[tonymtona]

yesterday afternoon i noticed yellowish colored oil on my front rim i thought maybe it was my dog that had pee on the rim lol but it was oil i couldnt really see where it was coming from but im assuming its my forks that are leaking? can anyone help? is that expensive to fix i believe it might be the fork seals well i need help guys thanks..by the way the bike is a 2001 yz426f

[VET393]

You might try cleaning under the seals with a film negative and see if that helps first before you go further with a tear down.

[blake41]

good advice from vet 393 if you don't have a film negetive a tear off will work too.

[tonymtona]

i film negative like the ones from the cameras those little brown strips lol? is that what you guys mean by that..just checking

[motoking35]

so are your forks leaking???? need the seals redone? my buddy clevenger does excellent suspension work he owns and operates his own business "clevenger suspension out of every shop i have had my stuff redone at none of it compares to his work so let me know if you still need work done

[tonymtona]

well i dont know if they are leaking or what like i said i just went outside and i the oil on the rim..but i checked today and theres no more oil on the rim like yesterday so i dont know

[motoking35]

well if u need suspension work done anytime let me know

[VET393]

Yes, film or tear off. Sometimes a little dirt is under the seal and will allow fluid to get by in small amounts. LOL

[tonymtona]

im going to try that film strip i just wanted to be sure like i said ...it hasnt been leaking so far since that one day i havent seen no more oil on the rim but yeah im deff. going to try to clean them..another question how would i know if i need to put more oil in the forks is there a way to check that? and what would be the amount to put on that i lost my manual and they are aftermarket forks thanks guys

[Tylerray]

how hard is it to change the fork seals on a 2007??