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Tapered roller bearings to 25#?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bill" data-source="post: 885719" data-attributes="member: 10188"><p>Dave,</p><p></p><p>When I installed tapered steering head bearings in my CBR1100XX last winter, I actually followed the torque guidelines from my old 1993 Goldwing Service Manual.</p><p></p><p>Since the GL1500 Goldwings used tapered roller bearings from Japan and so were the tapered roller bearings that I got from CBR Bearing Company, I used the same procedure as outlined in the Honda GL1500 Service Manual.</p><p></p><p>First I torqued the adjuster nut to <strong>29ft-lb</strong> and turned the steering stem fully lock to lock a few times to seat the new bearings. Next I loosened the adjuster nut until it was hand-tight, then torqued it to the final setting of <strong>14ft-lbs</strong>. Then, I turned the steering stem fully lock to lock a few more times and rechecked the adjuster nut torque. Finally... I attached a spring scale to a fork tube, as close to the lower triple clamp as possible, and then checked to make sure that it would take 4.0 - 5.0 lbs of pull to make the forks start moving.</p><p></p><p>Since instructions for a GL1500 Goldwing that weighs about 800 lbs worked perfectly for my CBR1100XX that weights 560 lbs., I suspect that they'd also work for a FJR1300 as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill, post: 885719, member: 10188"] Dave, When I installed tapered steering head bearings in my CBR1100XX last winter, I actually followed the torque guidelines from my old 1993 Goldwing Service Manual. Since the GL1500 Goldwings used tapered roller bearings from Japan and so were the tapered roller bearings that I got from CBR Bearing Company, I used the same procedure as outlined in the Honda GL1500 Service Manual. First I torqued the adjuster nut to [B]29ft-lb[/B] and turned the steering stem fully lock to lock a few times to seat the new bearings. Next I loosened the adjuster nut until it was hand-tight, then torqued it to the final setting of [B]14ft-lbs[/B]. Then, I turned the steering stem fully lock to lock a few more times and rechecked the adjuster nut torque. Finally... I attached a spring scale to a fork tube, as close to the lower triple clamp as possible, and then checked to make sure that it would take 4.0 - 5.0 lbs of pull to make the forks start moving. Since instructions for a GL1500 Goldwing that weighs about 800 lbs worked perfectly for my CBR1100XX that weights 560 lbs., I suspect that they'd also work for a FJR1300 as well. [/QUOTE]
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