| Also known as | 97-4001A |
| Diagram | Fig. 18 — TELESCOPIC FRONT FORK · ref 23 |
| Subsystem | forks front |
| Listed in parts books | 1979–1980, 1983 |
Oil seal c/w retainer
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This is a fork oil seal that comes with its retainer, sitting down in the front fork legs where it keeps oil in the slider and dirt and water out. The catalog places it in the telescopic front fork figure, and it appears across fork parts listings from 1979 into 1983. It's a wear item — once a fork leg starts weeping oil down the outside of the slider or the stanchion, the seal is usually the culprit.
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The alias 97-4001A is the same physical part under an earlier number, so if your parts book or an old invoice shows that number instead, you're looking at the same seal.
We don't have detail beyond that in our records — figure context and the retainer detail are what we can confirm. Give us a call if you want to double check fitment against your specific fork before ordering.
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