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Installing All Balls Racing Tapered Steering Head Bearings
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<blockquote data-quote="JimLor" data-source="post: 286776" data-attributes="member: 442"><p>Took my first longer ride this morning. I think the steering is too "loose." Hard to explain, the bearings aren't loose, they are solid in the steering head, but I think I need to torque the lower ring nut tighter than the 18 lbft I have it now to provide some more steering resistnace, if that makes sense. Smitty said he ran his 10 lbft tighter than the stock 13 lbft (I split the difference at 18); I'm going to go ahead and tighten mine to that setting also - 23 lbft. I'll post what differnece this makes. Might be a while though, Lorie and I are headed out on vacation tomorrow and I may or may not get to it before next weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimLor, post: 286776, member: 442"] Took my first longer ride this morning. I think the steering is too "loose." Hard to explain, the bearings aren't loose, they are solid in the steering head, but I think I need to torque the lower ring nut tighter than the 18 lbft I have it now to provide some more steering resistnace, if that makes sense. Smitty said he ran his 10 lbft tighter than the stock 13 lbft (I split the difference at 18); I'm going to go ahead and tighten mine to that setting also - 23 lbft. I'll post what differnece this makes. Might be a while though, Lorie and I are headed out on vacation tomorrow and I may or may not get to it before next weekend. [/QUOTE]
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