we all know how hard it is to find the right seals and rings, and if you need to replace a seal sooner than later and cant wait for the post, here's a quick and simple guide. materials are very cheap, my local bearing shop sold me a 1m length of O-ring material for $7 and i got some Loctite glue (any super glue will do, but loctite rocks ). 1. - clean the seal grooves in the carbies, and prepare materials. 2. - it's important to measure the width and depth of the carbies seal groove before you make a purchase, for the ZXR models, 2mm/2.5mm o-ring material is a good fit. you will need at least 75cm of material, and the rest is for error. 3. - run the O-ring material into the Carbies grooves, find the length, mark it, then make a straight cut and dab a single end of the new o-ring in super glue. Once you establish the correct length, make 3 more equal cuts, there is little room for error here. o-ring should look something like this ^^ make shure its not twisted. Note that straight cut O-ring material will meld into shape easily. 4. - now that you have made 4 identical o-rings, simple place them in, and admire your handy work! thanks for reading, you can make these for as little as $9/set depending on your local stores. hope it helps any readers from the forum or web surfers!
Oh! and when you re-fit the airbox..... keep an eye on the seals, make sure they do not pop out of place.
FYI, not trying to cut out LiteTek's business .... just thought i would bounce some crazy bush mechanic ideas around (my next project is a race inspired Air intake system for the ZXR )
yeah, my idea also involves tossing that airbox, adding an oil breather, and building my own filters, should be fun
Hi Cal, I don't sell parts separately, so it is all cool with me. Also the standard moulded part (and mine) has a V cross section with a recess in the wide end. Now about using this idea for brake calipers. You did not mention what the material is made from so I will assume it is NBR. You cannot use NBR seals in brake calipers as it is not resistant to brake fluid. The only elastomers suitable for that purpose are AFLAS and EPDM. I know that you mean well, but you can imagine the consequences that might follow if someone had a brake seal fail on a motorcycle. cheers Blair
Brake calipers! NO NO NO NO NO NO. Think of the concequences if the glued joint came apart. I used the same system on the cam cover of my TX500 back a long time ago, by glueing together about six smaller ones that I had in a bag of bits. Hint; when you join the ends together do it in the 'V' on a piece of small angle to help keep the ends lined up.
true! that could end with fatality, thanks for the input, would hate to be responsible for another riders brakes failing - can a moderator Edit that out of the post, - will do more homework on rubber products in future First post edited
I am not saying that Cal's method will not be successful, but just for reference here is a pic of the LiteTek version so you can see the difference in cross section. cheers Blair
