Steering head bearing replacement: Difference between revisions
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The alternative, and definitely not the right tool for the job, is to get a punch with a 90 degree nose or a #3 flat-tip screwdriver and carefully hammer the nut until it's loose. It's much harder to get the adjustment right at the end with this method, and it also provides more opportunities to slip and damage something (like your hand). | The alternative, and definitely not the right tool for the job, is to get a punch with a 90 degree nose or a #3 flat-tip screwdriver and carefully hammer the nut until it's loose. It's much harder to get the adjustment right at the end with this method, and it also provides more opportunities to slip and damage something (like your hand). A pipe wrench will also work for this (YMMV). | ||
==Removing the old bearings== | ==Removing the old bearings== | ||