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Title: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: Bergweiserus on August 20, 2015, 01:06:49 PM
HI Everybody,

I've got a 2012 Multistrada S that may need it's Öhlins fork seals replaced.

I am wondering if any of you have a ballpark figure on getting that done at a shop or dealer.  I was quoted $850 at a
Ducati dealer and honestly have no idea if that's high or not.

Thanks for any input  :) :)

-Kris
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: NAKID on August 20, 2015, 01:21:44 PM
Quote from: Bergweiserus on August 20, 2015, 01:06:49 PM
HI Everybody,

I've got a 2012 Multistrada S that may need it's Öhlins fork seals replaced.

I am wondering if any of you have a ballpark figure on getting that done at a shop or dealer.  I was quoted $850 at a
Ducati dealer and honestly have no idea if that's high or not.

Thanks for any input  :) :)

-Kris



Sorry, but where the hell have you been????
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: Bergweiserus on August 20, 2015, 01:35:06 PM
Quote from: NAKID on August 20, 2015, 01:21:44 PM
Sorry, but where the hell have you been????


hahahahaha......sorry for disappearing man!  good to 'see' you  :)

i've been all over the place.  currently i'm living in Austin and here to stay for the long-term; looking to buy a house.
life is good, been riding a lot but not recently because it's been hotter than you know what here; it's like a
blast furnace at speed.....i think halloween is when it cools back down.  been doing lots of outdoorsy kinda stuff and chasing the
women around which is always a good time, lol....

how about you??  how's things?
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 01:47:17 PM
Sounds a little high to me
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: Bergweiserus on August 20, 2015, 02:24:18 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 01:47:17 PM
Sounds a little high to me


yeah, my intuition was telling me that, too.   Thanks Duck-P...!!  8)
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 02:40:53 PM
Quote from: Bergweiserus on August 20, 2015, 02:24:18 PM

yeah, my intuition was telling me that, too.   Thanks Duck-P...!!  8)
That sounds like the price to revalve with racetech parts on a set of Showas.

Figure $200 max for parts. Shouldn't take ~6 hrs to do that job.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: Speeddog on August 20, 2015, 03:34:25 PM
Ballpark $325
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: NAKID on August 20, 2015, 04:52:00 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 02:40:53 PM
That sounds like the price to revalve with racetech parts on a set of Showas.

Race-tech quoted me less than that. 750 for full respring and revalve.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: DarkMonster620 on August 20, 2015, 04:56:44 PM
we charge about $300 at the shop . ..  but, I've done it 2x to the same bike, still leaks . . . guy uses it mostly ON pavement . . .
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 04:58:56 PM
Ohlins seals have very weak garter springs to reduce stiction.

They leak.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: DarkMonster620 on August 20, 2015, 05:03:22 PM
would aftermarket be better? I really do not know what to do . . .
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: ducpainter on August 20, 2015, 05:43:34 PM
Aftermarket might not leak.

Depends what spec they're built to.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: DarkMonster620 on August 20, 2015, 05:48:37 PM
gotcha
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: EEL on August 21, 2015, 11:34:10 AM
Ohlins oil has a specific weight. May want to look into what your shop will end up using as a replacement. If they are charging you that much, then they probably dont know what it entails and are guessing of some items.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: SpikeC on August 24, 2015, 11:26:04 AM
My local shop charged me about 300, but that included replacing one fork foot. It is not that big a job if you have the tools.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: Bergweiserus on August 25, 2015, 10:21:16 AM
Thanks everyone for the replies!  I'll do more research on where to go.
Title: Re: Ballpark figure on Öhlins seal & oil replacement anyone?
Post by: SpikeC on August 25, 2015, 11:42:35 AM
BTW, I took my fork legs in off the bike.