Fork seal replacement

[Admangia]

Interested in recommendation for " order of operation" referring to fork seal replacement. Can seals be seated first then slide tubes down through them or install tubes back into lower stanchions and slide seals over top of tubes and down into stanchion seats?
Appreciate any pearls of practice on this.
Ty,
Andrew
Ps mentioned Ted Guthrie recommendation for heat application around outside of stanchion to get o50 year old seals out and went back at it and worked like a charm! Ty Ted.

[slvrbrdfxr]

Admangia,
I usually use a seal driver and install the new seals into the lower fork legs one at a time until they are both seated. Once the seals are in place secure them with the circlip. Apply a small bit of grease on the seals to prevent damage when sliding the lower leg back onto the fork tube. Secure everything by reinstalling the bolt through the lower leg and into the meter rod. Tighten the lower bolt and don't forget to put the the copper seal ring onto the bolt before installing it. You can use this method with the fork tubes either in or out of the triple clamps. If assembling the fork with the tube in the triple clamp then you'll have to slip the new dust wiper onto the fork tube and slide it up against the lower triple tree before the lower leg goes back onto the tube. It's usually easiest to reassemble the fork with the spring in the tube and the top fork cap temporarily installed a few turns so that the spring will hold pressure on the metering rod to keep it in place until the lower bolt is installed and tightened. The 32mm Ceriani forks take 135cc of oil in each leg. I typically use Type F automatic transmission fluid in the forks of all my bikes. Hope this helps. Good luck with your project.
Dave McCullough

[Admangia]

Dave,
Thank you for the detailed order of operation on fork seal replacement. I will use these instructions to get them replaced perhaps this Saturday. Interesting it is "two seals" per fork? One dust , one oil I think.
Looking forward to getting it back together. Thank you again, much appreciated.
Andrew

[Kip Kern]

I remove old seals with a seal removal tool and only replace with Leak Proof brand. Out of the hundreds of sets I have built,  never had a fail or leaker.