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Fork seals leaking

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mike the bike:
Sticks Like Sh*t is way better than silicon.  I use it all the time at work.  Available from Screwfix.

yozzer74:
There are a lot of marks were people have had screw drivers in so your saying to put sealer round the fork leg before putting seal in . 

mike the bike:
Yup.  Normally there's a nice smooth aluminium surface for the rubber to seal against.  If it's been butchered then it won't seal and will need a small amount of squirty stuff. 
Apply the sealant to the seal, not the fork slider, otherwise the excess will be pushed in rather than pushed out.

totty:
I'd file/sand down the high points and fill the gouges with JB Weld or similar, let it fully cure, then fit the seals without sealant.
Sealant is fine if you know a product well enough to be certain that it will be weak enough for easy seal removal next time, that it will be oil resistant for years, and that it wont corrode the slider.

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