Recon 351 O-ring and Oil question

Slow Loris

Hi helpful people of the forum,

I have a 2008 or 2009 Recon 351 Coil U-turn fork that is stuck on locked out. A bit of research leads me to believe this is due to oil leaking from the damping unit to the lower leg, in turn caused by a leaky o-ring?

If I'm correct in my googling, I only need a new o-ring, 118ml 5wt oil and 15ml 15wt oil, and that's it. Unfortunately this little lot that wouldn't fill a thimble-sized shopping basket comes out as costing about £40 if all bought separately! Or there is a TF tuned kit that includes more stuff for £42 - http://www.tftunedshox.com/Catalogue/Shop-RockShox/RockShox/RockShox-Recon-Parts - (Though this kit is described as a refresh kit for BETWEEN services - what does a proper service entail then!)

Anyone know of places I can pick up miniature bottles of oil and individual seals from at reasonable prices?

Also, anyone know which exact seal I need to replace to sort out my issue?

Slow Loris

Ah - ok so I found some oil on CRC for £5.99 each, so that's reduced the price there quite a bit!

So I just need the seal/o-ring now..

supersonic

Seen seal kits on ebay for numerous RS forks.

Slow Loris

So far I've only found the motion control service kit for £17.99 which includes the seals required, while other kits include the stanchion seals which I don't think I need.

If I only need one o-ring I'm going to feel slightly overcharged! They must use standard parts, just no-one seems to know where to get them from. A couple of US forum posters just say 'go down the hardware store they cost like 25c' but I've no idea what to look for unfortunately

supersonic

Take the old o ring with you, they will match it for you.

Slow Loris

That sounds reasonable.