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Head Knocking
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<blockquote data-quote="SPORT" data-source="post: 433331" data-attributes="member: 6195"><p>After reading several posts regarding steering head nut loose, Wild72 and I decided to adjust the torque on the steering head nut and it felt better...for a while. During my road trip however, it became very pronounced and would knock every time I rode over bumps in the road. It can also be felt/heard when applying front brakes. Several days after the trip, I unloaded the luggage and went for a country stroll. Although the knocking is still there when riding over bumps and/or applying front brakes, it is less pronounced. I've since checked the torque of the steering head nut, but the head still knocks. It feels as though the bearing seats were never seated all the way and torqueing the nut only compresses the seats, thus never really seating.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPORT, post: 433331, member: 6195"] After reading several posts regarding steering head nut loose, Wild72 and I decided to adjust the torque on the steering head nut and it felt better...for a while. During my road trip however, it became very pronounced and would knock every time I rode over bumps in the road. It can also be felt/heard when applying front brakes. Several days after the trip, I unloaded the luggage and went for a country stroll. Although the knocking is still there when riding over bumps and/or applying front brakes, it is less pronounced. I've since checked the torque of the steering head nut, but the head still knocks. It feels as though the bearing seats were never seated all the way and torqueing the nut only compresses the seats, thus never really seating. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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