Steering head bearing replacement: Difference between revisions
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Installing the larger (#99-3503) bearing onto the lower triple tree can be fairly difficult. If you have a hydraulic press and some PVC tubing, use that. If not, use a hammer and something hard to hold the clamps against. Place the bottom of the triple clamps so they are completely flat. Any angle in them and you'll bend them - which means you will need a new triple tree. | Installing the larger (#99-3503) bearing onto the lower triple tree can be fairly difficult. If you have a hydraulic press and some PVC tubing, use that. If not, use a hammer and something hard to hold the clamps against. Place the bottom of the triple clamps so they are completely flat. Any angle in them and you'll bend them - which means you will need a new triple tree. | ||
'''<<<This is pushing down on the tapered end of the bearings (the 'cone'), not on the wider part on the bottom, and not on the bearings themselves. Yes?>>>''' | |||
Shown below is the lower triple with the steering tube attached. This is the fancy way of doing it, with a piece of black PVC over the tube so the press is pushing only on the bearing via the PVC pipe. | Shown below is the lower triple with the steering tube attached. This is the fancy way of doing it, with a piece of black PVC over the tube so the press is pushing only on the bearing via the PVC pipe. | ||