Honda CBR 600 F4I Motorbike Fork Seal Replacement 

I'm sorry to have to point out an error with your work. It's a mistake that many people make including bike shops. If you go by the Honda manual it states that you remove the outer fork cap but leave the inner damping adjuster on the damper rod (so don't undo the locknut on the damper rod basically). It's still possible to strip the fork down with it attached and this avoids resetting the rebound adjuster. If you remove the whole cap like you have done then you need to have set the rebound adjuster fully in before undoing the locknut. This way, when you screw the cap back on it goes back to the same 'fully in' setting. You can then turn the adjuster out by the required amount either in the manual or how the customer had it set. You can see at the end of the video when you bounce the bike that the rebound damping is now set much harder and you will have lost a lot of the range of damping adjustment too. Some manuals will have a dimension for how far down the locknut should be set down the damper rod which is another way to get the right setting. Also, I get your argument regarding air gap vs oil quantity but if you have ever stripped down the cartridge completely (by removing the compression piston in the bottom and pulling the damper rod out) you will see that they can contain a decent amount of oil even after being allowed to drain for some time. So measuring the air gap is really the only true way to get the exact amount of oil in the fork.

Hello, great job. It can be noted that inexperienced hands were previously on those forks. keep it up!!

nice one Steve, thanks for taking the time to share your time and patience with these videos, they are a great source of info for many people. unfortunately, you will always get some negative comments, I really enjoy your videos, so don't let any negativity put you off, as the saying goes onwards and upwards cheers.

Great video! One of the best I've seen with all the details step by step. Thank you

Ou Steve, so glad see again you doing things the same way me and my friends do it in our garage. Yours videos are awesome. We like it! Best wishes from Belgrade

Love your videos Steve...just simple without any bells but,you get that job done spot on.could I ask? What makes that fork seal driver? I'm loving that.

You are a legend Steve! Keep these videos coming !!

Surprisingly I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos. Very good if you put the price your charged or hours for the job

Yes keep it up Steve do like this kind of content. I gave you a shout out on my latest vlog as I made a Injector cleaner like yours and said you gave me the idea 👍

Thanks for something interesting to watch steve.

Steve , I take it you filmed all these in the summer 2023 going by your attire

Great video, thanks for sharing 👍 I have an 02 F4i and have new springs to fit - the seals are good but I'm 100% the oil has never been changed as it had only done 5300 miles when I got it last year 😮 Should I do the seals at the same time, just because I have them out?

Me gustó el vídeo.

Hi, any chance you can detail the correct way the seals go in . When you look at the seals it’s not that clear. Replaced mine a year ago and got picked up on an advisory on MOT. Just about to replace them and not sure I didn’t put the replacements in upside down. Thanks

Nice one, been putting off doing them on my F2, this has given me the push 😀, would it help to stop it spinning to crack the bottom bolt with the spring in ? I don't have an impact tool.

Hey mate can i ask what did you use the clean the inside of the tube? Cheers

Я тоже это делал в гараже, не очень сложно

Great job, try some orange tiger grip gloves, they'll not fall apart like those blue ones

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Im about to do my forks, how long did it take to do all that?

Can i ask where you got that front jack stand? Im in the USA and i cant seem to find one for my 06 CBR600F4i

Dont you torque anything up? Forks and brakes are two things i think should always be torqued.

Oof that oil was way yucky!

Hello mate, how can i contact you about work i need doing?