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Technical & Mechanical Problems
Steering Head Roller Bearing - Upgrade or Boondoogle?
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<blockquote data-quote="torch" data-source="post: 1455708" data-attributes="member: 1295"><p>Tapered roller bearings are far less prone to brinelling and far less sensitive to adjustment than their ball-laden cousins. They had been the go-to choice for motorcycle steering heads decades before the FJR. That Yamaha would use anything less on their flagship offering was as perplexing in 2003 as it is today. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I wouldn't bother with cleaning and repacking the OEM ball bearings -- it's not much more effort to replace them at that level of disassembly. Once the time comes to service the steering head, I swap in a set of tapered rollers. </p><p></p><p>But that's just my 2¢. And worth every penny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="torch, post: 1455708, member: 1295"] Tapered roller bearings are far less prone to brinelling and far less sensitive to adjustment than their ball-laden cousins. They had been the go-to choice for motorcycle steering heads decades before the FJR. That Yamaha would use anything less on their flagship offering was as perplexing in 2003 as it is today. Personally, I wouldn't bother with cleaning and repacking the OEM ball bearings -- it's not much more effort to replace them at that level of disassembly. Once the time comes to service the steering head, I swap in a set of tapered rollers. But that's just my 2¢. And worth every penny. [/QUOTE]
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