Steering Head Bearings!!
Steering Head Bearings!!
Did the headrace bearings tonight! I was going to wait for my mate (a bike mechanic) but had a go and no problems! the ones in it were tapered bearings! are they standard?
Proper knackered the old ones so hopeing to notice the difference!! Wheel bearings and seals! next then swinging arm and linkage bearings.
Then hopefully strip the bike in the winter and get the frame coted and the top end of the engine checked! and move on to getting the suspension rebuilt!!
happy CRM then!! but it is getting there!
Jack
Proper knackered the old ones so hopeing to notice the difference!! Wheel bearings and seals! next then swinging arm and linkage bearings.
Then hopefully strip the bike in the winter and get the frame coted and the top end of the engine checked! and move on to getting the suspension rebuilt!!
happy CRM then!! but it is getting there!
Jack
Re: Steering Head Bearings!!
bit at a time - thats the way to do it. I started at the back though, swing arm, linkage and rear shock done. Steering bearings and front forks to go!!!
Can't take it down and do the whole lot all at once - have to ride it!!!
Can't take it down and do the whole lot all at once - have to ride it!!!
AR's rock!!!
TwinAir filter, Braided Brake Hoses, Swingarm/Shock bearings done!, Rear Shock overhauled and customised by G-Force, 14-44 Gearing, Exhaust decoked (fun with Caustic Soda!), DEP silencer.
TwinAir filter, Braided Brake Hoses, Swingarm/Shock bearings done!, Rear Shock overhauled and customised by G-Force, 14-44 Gearing, Exhaust decoked (fun with Caustic Soda!), DEP silencer.
Re: Steering Head Bearings!!
Is right! keep it bit at a time, seems cheaper! even though its not! and you get to ride while its beening done!
Best of both worlds!
Best of both worlds!
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Re: Steering Head Bearings!!
When you do your linkage and swinger bearings, invest in a 10mm coach bolt, an nuts an washers. Only couple a quid from BnQ, and a length of 10mm threaded bar too. You can pull out all the bearings with the coach bolt, the head is just the right size. Sometimes you`ll need to use it in conjunction with some sockets of the right size.
You can use this to pull the new bearings in too, an they go in lovely an square with it. Threaded bar will be needed to pull the swinger ones in.
I farted about for 3 weeks usin all different kinda methods, only took a few hours to do all the lot when i stumbled across the coach bolt. has to be 10mm though, i snapped loads of 6mm an 8mm ones, the 10mm is still going strong!
Ignore all the above if you have access to a bearing press - i enjoyed typin it though...
You can use this to pull the new bearings in too, an they go in lovely an square with it. Threaded bar will be needed to pull the swinger ones in.
I farted about for 3 weeks usin all different kinda methods, only took a few hours to do all the lot when i stumbled across the coach bolt. has to be 10mm though, i snapped loads of 6mm an 8mm ones, the 10mm is still going strong!
Ignore all the above if you have access to a bearing press - i enjoyed typin it though...
Re: Steering Head Bearings!!
also freeze the bushing and heat the swingarm etc makes them slide in real nice 
AR's rock!!!
TwinAir filter, Braided Brake Hoses, Swingarm/Shock bearings done!, Rear Shock overhauled and customised by G-Force, 14-44 Gearing, Exhaust decoked (fun with Caustic Soda!), DEP silencer.
TwinAir filter, Braided Brake Hoses, Swingarm/Shock bearings done!, Rear Shock overhauled and customised by G-Force, 14-44 Gearing, Exhaust decoked (fun with Caustic Soda!), DEP silencer.