Originally Posted by
bikinfool
Yes, look at a fox seal, near the top is a small diameter spring hooked around the seal that provides some extra tension against the stanchion; he undid the spring and shortened it a tiny bit. Alchemy maybe, but it seems to work better than the seal that was on there originally...oh, and no stiction penalty that I can tell.
That's the dust wiper, the seal is a foam rubber band that sits underneath the dust wiper? If I am Wrong please feel free to educate me. I can take it!
The Wipers are the cause of failure to the seals. Once any mud or ice or sand get's beyond the wipers, the foam seals have no Chance at survival