Front Fork Inner Bushing

[Jeff Gordon]

Good evening, doing a quick rebuild of the fork tubes and wondered how critical it is to have this bushing facing right or left as indicated in the manual? I saw this comment after the fact and wondered how big a problem it might me, or not?

[Sidehopper]

I haven't seen the inside of my forks yet, but I imagine the slit might need to line up on the left or right if that's where the fork oil has a channel to equalize pressure. Otherwise the pressure might not be able to equalize and might pop a seal. You might be able to see into the fork to see if there is such a channel.