Hi plug
What I can't understand is how you've managed to remove the fork oil seal without first draining the oil, and without removing the spacer and spring. Unless you've prised it out with a bent screwdriver? Maybe you could post a picture to show us what you're doing.
I'll have a blind stab in the dark here: you say you've removed the dust seal, the circlip, the oil seal and the thin washer, and you're now trying to get oil out through the tiniest of gaps between the fork tube and slider. Is this right?
After all, you don't mention anything about removing the cap bolt, spacer or spring.
I think you could be way of track in your thinking.
What I can't understand is how you've managed to remove the fork oil seal without first draining the oil, and without removing the spacer and spring. Unless you've prised it out with a bent screwdriver? Maybe you could post a picture to show us what you're doing.
I'll have a blind stab in the dark here: you say you've removed the dust seal, the circlip, the oil seal and the thin washer, and you're now trying to get oil out through the tiniest of gaps between the fork tube and slider. Is this right?
After all, you don't mention anything about removing the cap bolt, spacer or spring.
I think you could be way of track in your thinking.