Changing the oil seal is very easy on the dorado:
Required tools:
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Tire lever ( big one ) steel ( not plastic )
- Dorado seal press
36mm socket or open end wrench
- 12mm open end wrench
- 13mm open end wrench
- 5mm allen key
- 6mm allen key
- 4mm allen key
- Screwdriver flat ( small )
Procedure:
- Take the hex axle 20mm out
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Open the screws on the upper and lower crown ( 5mm allen key )
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Pull out the legs
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Open the top cap ( 36mm socket or open end wrench )
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Fix the tool assemble underneath the top cap wit 12/13mm open end wrench
- Take the top cap appart by turning it counter clockwise with the 36mm tool while fixing the rod with the 12/13mm wrench ( 12mm damping side , 13mm air side )
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Pull the inner stanchions out from the ( black ) outer leg
- Now you can pull out the dust seal
- Take the c clip out by using a screwdriver
- Take the oil seal ou by using the tire lever
- Use the dorado seal press to install the new oil seal
Install the c clip
Install the dust seal
- Then put the inner leg into the outer leg and fill in 10cc of semi bath oil into the leg ( 15WT-30WT )
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Assembly the top cap ( 36mm and 12/13mm wrenches )
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Close the top cap on the outer leg by using the 36mm tool by full extended leg
- Same procedure on the other leg