MZ 250 fork circlips?

[blurredman]

I had to replace the fork seals on my MZ ETZ250, after taking the forks appart I noticed there was no circlips in either fork to go over the seals. Not even a lip inside.


I wondered this must be normal then, but it's the first bike i've come accross with this situation and I ask myself could I really trust the seals not to ride up?


Looking up past MOT's on the interwebs I noticed the only record for one was last June which it passed, However does that give reason to believe it hasn't been used for many years prior to that date? and in that give cause to the seals just going with age and then sudden use from a long period of rest?

Thanks in advance.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[unitynotsocri...]

if you cant find any just make some out of spring steel wire.if the seals are beefy enough and theres lubrication then they could easily stay in place without circlips.
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nearly a normal tax paying tosser.......with ferrileness suzi100,cg125,cb125scb100n,cb175,cd100,cj250t,kh250,c15,125 bantam,super 6,rickman gs750,xt500,250rs,dt175,lifan125,dolomite1850,metro,Morris220ld,morrisfg,leyland princess,range rover,corsa,vw camper .now struggling with legs. MORE ORDER = MORE CHAOS

[temeluchus]

Not unusual.

The seals on my beemer are not retained by any circlips.
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[blurredman]

I was thinking, would it be worthwhile to machine a groove in which to place a circlip?
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[temeluchus]

[ZebraDriver]

I cant think of any other application where oil seals of this type are held in with circlips. Most oil seals are simply push /hammered into place. If there are no circlip grooves then the manufacturer never fitted circlips.......


ZD

[unitynotsocri...]

they could put cryto circlips,hiding them in a rubber casing so we fools don't realsie that theres circlips in them dem seals..like in the fork seals that contain a spring circlip /washer thingy....
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nearly a normal tax paying tosser.......with ferrileness suzi100,cg125,cb125scb100n,cb175,cd100,cj250t,kh250,c15,125 bantam,super 6,rickman gs750,xt500,250rs,dt175,lifan125,dolomite1850,metro,Morris220ld,morrisfg,leyland princess,range rover,corsa,vw camper .now struggling with legs. MORE ORDER = MORE CHAOS

[temeluchus]

On this type of fork the seal is retained by being a tight fit in the slider. No clip required.
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Some shite cruiser. Now with guns and FREEDOM!

[stinkwheel]

Try and get the buggers out, then decide if it needs a circlip.
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