Steering head bearing replacement: Difference between revisions
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First, slide the larger seal (#33-1006) down, with the metal side facing downwards. Now slide the bearing down the tube as far as you can, with the taper going up (looks like this / \ ). | First, slide the larger seal (#33-1006) down, with the metal side facing downwards. Now slide the bearing down the tube as far as you can, with the taper going up (looks like this / \ ). | ||
Put on the old race, turned upside down to give the tubing more lip to bite onto. Only put pressure on the very inner (solid metal) portion of the bearing. Your pipe should only be large enough to slide over the stem tube and contact the inner ring, not the bearing rollers. In the below | Put on the old race, turned upside down to give the tubing more lip to bite onto. Only put pressure on the very inner (solid metal) portion of the bearing. Your pipe should only be large enough to slide over the stem tube and contact the inner ring, not the bearing rollers. In the below pictures, you can see a thin circle of metal closest to the tube. Press on that. | ||
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====Hydraulic press method==== | ====Hydraulic press method==== | ||