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Installing All Balls Racing Tapered Steering Head Bearings
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<blockquote data-quote="FJR Flyer" data-source="post: 525874" data-attributes="member: 15692"><p>Interesting thread. I replaced the steering head bearings on my FJ several years back, and the FJR seems much easier, at least for the lower outer race removal. On the FJ, you can't get to it from above with a drift. Very tricky removal. I got the All Balls kit for the FJ, and the upper bearing was the wrong size. Called them up and they said it was the correct p/n for the application. Ended up getting a correct bearing from another supplier.</p><p></p><p>And the torque is critical. I thought, after a few years, the steering nut may have loosened a bit. I did a guesstimated increase in torque. Went a little too far, apparently, and the bike was almost unrideable. Scary.</p><p></p><p>I'll have to bookmark this thread for future use. Thanks for the detailed write-up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJR Flyer, post: 525874, member: 15692"] Interesting thread. I replaced the steering head bearings on my FJ several years back, and the FJR seems much easier, at least for the lower outer race removal. On the FJ, you can't get to it from above with a drift. Very tricky removal. I got the All Balls kit for the FJ, and the upper bearing was the wrong size. Called them up and they said it was the correct p/n for the application. Ended up getting a correct bearing from another supplier. And the torque is critical. I thought, after a few years, the steering nut may have loosened a bit. I did a guesstimated increase in torque. Went a little too far, apparently, and the bike was almost unrideable. Scary. I'll have to bookmark this thread for future use. Thanks for the detailed write-up. [/QUOTE]
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