Rough price for fork seal replacement (off bike)

[boredatwork]

Hi,

My GSXR's fork seals are leaking. I'm handy, but im worried about changing the seals myself because of compressing the seals and so I've taken them off to take to a garage.

How much is reasonable for them to charge for replacing the seals and refilling them? I'm guessing 2hrs work but im not sure and i dont want to be unfair on the amount of work needed.

any ideas on time/money
ta
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[to v or not to v]

£80/1 hour labour would be more than enough id imagine. its quite a quick job if you know what youre doing.

quite easy to do at home too. plenty of videos online showing how
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[Nobby the Bastard]

If you can get the old seal out in one piece (easy with a hook or screw) it can be used to drift the new one on.

Its a mugs game to replace the seal but not the bushes though.
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[boredatwork]

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[stinkwheel]

Experience has also taught me to use OEM bushes wherever possible. I've had pattern ones be such a poor fit that the seals failed again in quite a short period of time.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

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Pay a man to do them. Cartridge forks are the work of the devil. I’m pretty handy but I won’t touch them beyond changing oil and springs.
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[boredatwork]

firstly just wanted to thank everyone again for their comments.

dropped them off this morning, 1.5 hrs work - they'll check the bushes for me. I should have them back by the weekend which in itself makes it worth it as i can put the bike back togetehr rather than work on the frames.

again, just want to say thanks - i come here intermittently now as bikes are a much smaller part of my life than when i first did (i know, i know) but people here are always so kind, knowledgeable and giving its a blesssing

thanks
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The hardest part for forks was splitting them, What a sod that can be.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

I've never had that issue. Once you get over the fact that you normally try and have mechanical sympathy and it simply needs a couple of hard belts to make it come apart it's simple.

Admittedly I've never done USD ones and I dread to think what cartridge shocks are.
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