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Installing Tapered Roller Bearings
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<blockquote data-quote="lonerider" data-source="post: 779429" data-attributes="member: 17455"><p>I did the steering head bearings on my Madura recently; worst part was removing the bottom bearing from the stem. I ended up heating it with a torch and levering it up with chisels/pry bars. Next time I'm going to take the time to find or make a puller. Installation was easy, I just heated the new bearing with a bearing heater to 250 degrees and it dropped right on. To remove the old races from the steering head, I used a long punch, alternating blows from side to side. To install the new races in the steering head, I used 1/2" all thread rod and the appropriate size washers. The bottom race is recessed into the neck, so I used the old race to push it the rest of the way in. Every time I've had to change these bearings, I've always had to re adjust them a couple times in 500 or so miles when they work loose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lonerider, post: 779429, member: 17455"] I did the steering head bearings on my Madura recently; worst part was removing the bottom bearing from the stem. I ended up heating it with a torch and levering it up with chisels/pry bars. Next time I'm going to take the time to find or make a puller. Installation was easy, I just heated the new bearing with a bearing heater to 250 degrees and it dropped right on. To remove the old races from the steering head, I used a long punch, alternating blows from side to side. To install the new races in the steering head, I used 1/2" all thread rod and the appropriate size washers. The bottom race is recessed into the neck, so I used the old race to push it the rest of the way in. Every time I've had to change these bearings, I've always had to re adjust them a couple times in 500 or so miles when they work loose. [/QUOTE]
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