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Installing All Balls Racing Tapered Steering Head Bearings
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<blockquote data-quote="rbentnail" data-source="post: 1212727" data-attributes="member: 13598"><p>Oh yeah, there sure is! For me it was 2 things:</p><p></p><p>I always developed a decel wobble from 50 to 40 when about 1/2 the front tire life was used. Replacing the tire always got rid of it. Until last summer. Symptom #1.</p><p></p><p>I developed a clunk when applying front brakes. Subtle at first, more like a feel than a noise, then progressing to noise. Symptom #2. I found the clunk- it was the steering stem moving in the frame. When front brakes were applied, the front tire moved toward the rear and the handle bars moved forward. Clunk!</p><p></p><p>Checked the bearing nut torque. No problem. But still F'd up clunk. Got the replacement All Balls set and disassembled. Found plenty of grease (routine maintenance every 2 yrs) but the bottom OEM bearing had a busted plastic ball-alignment thingee. Bearing balls literally hit the floor upon steering stem removal. New All Balls and problems went away. Even the decel wobble, first time since the bike was new in '08 I haven't had that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rbentnail, post: 1212727, member: 13598"] Oh yeah, there sure is! For me it was 2 things: I always developed a decel wobble from 50 to 40 when about 1/2 the front tire life was used. Replacing the tire always got rid of it. Until last summer. Symptom #1. I developed a clunk when applying front brakes. Subtle at first, more like a feel than a noise, then progressing to noise. Symptom #2. I found the clunk- it was the steering stem moving in the frame. When front brakes were applied, the front tire moved toward the rear and the handle bars moved forward. Clunk! Checked the bearing nut torque. No problem. But still F'd up clunk. Got the replacement All Balls set and disassembled. Found plenty of grease (routine maintenance every 2 yrs) but the bottom OEM bearing had a busted plastic ball-alignment thingee. Bearing balls literally hit the floor upon steering stem removal. New All Balls and problems went away. Even the decel wobble, first time since the bike was new in '08 I haven't had that. [/QUOTE]
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