Steering head bearing replacement: Difference between revisions

Line 141:

Lube everything up liberally, making sure you work the grease into the bearings well. Spin them several times and then re-apply to ensure it's getting deep into them. Put an extra bead just above the bottom bearing, as it will get forced down into the bearing when you install the forks and the bearings seat the grease in properly. Do the same for the races.

Slide the triple tree up into the frame. Take the upper bearing (#99-3504) that you already worked grease into and slide it, small end down, onto the tube (looks this \ / ). You will note this seems to stick up a bit - it does - and your bars will be a bit higher than before. Take the smaller seal (#33-1005-1) and place it, metal side up, onto the bearing. It should almost 'click' on, and on top of this you will place the dust cover and then the stem nut.

~~'''<<<Shouldn't it say 'frame' or 'tube' instead of 'tree'?>>>'''~~

Slide the triple tree up into the frame. Take the upper bearing (#99-3504) that you already worked grease into and slide it, small end down, onto the ~~'''<<<tree>>>'''~~ (looks this \ / ). You will note this seems to stick up a bit - it does - and your bars will be a bit higher than before. Take the smaller seal (#33-1005-1) and place it, metal side up, onto the bearing. It should almost 'click' on, and on top of this you will place the dust cover and then the stem nut.

~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------~~

==Finishing up==

@@ Line 141: / Line 141: @@
 Lube everything up liberally, making sure you work the grease into the bearings well. Spin them several times and then re-apply to ensure it's getting deep into them. Put an extra bead just above the bottom bearing, as it will get forced down into the bearing when you install the forks and the bearings seat the grease in properly. Do the same for the races.
+Slide the triple tree up into the frame. Take the upper bearing (#99-3504) that you already worked grease into and slide it, small end down, onto the tube (looks this \ / ). You will note this seems to stick up a bit - it does - and your bars will be a bit higher than before. Take the smaller seal (#33-1005-1) and place it, metal side up, onto the bearing. It should almost 'click' on, and on top of this you will place the dust cover and then the stem nut.
-'''<<<Shouldn't it say 'frame' or 'tube' instead of 'tree'?>>>'''
-Slide the triple tree up into the frame. Take the upper bearing (#99-3504) that you already worked grease into and slide it, small end down, onto the '''<<<tree>>>''' (looks this \ / ). You will note this seems to stick up a bit - it does - and your bars will be a bit higher than before. Take the smaller seal (#33-1005-1) and place it, metal side up, onto the bearing. It should almost 'click' on, and on top of this you will place the dust cover and then the stem nut.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ==Finishing up==