steering stem bearings
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steering stem bearings
Just a heads up for some of you guys that are experiencing a front end rattle over bumps. Check your steering stem bearing adjustment. Mine has rattled in the front end since riding it off the dealers lot, and yesterday I decided to check the adjustment. After reading about the "fall away" method which I thought was a pretty crappy way to adjust them, I took off the steering stem cover, loosened the 1 1/2" steering stem nut, and loosened the top triple tree clamp bolts. At that point I pulled the bars up to expose the bearing adjuster with the bike on the ground and simply spun the adjustment nut with my finger to take slack out. I then tightened the 1 1/2" stem nut, and then the top triple tree bolts. After this I jacked up the front end and made sure there was no binding, which there wasn't. I took it on a good ride yesterday, and today, and not a hint of rattle on bumps and it drives better than ever. I just hit 700 miles today.
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Stering head rattle
Just a heads up for some of you guys that are experiencing a front end rattle over bumps. Check your steering stem bearing adjustment. Mine has rattled in the front end since riding it off the dealers lot, and yesterday I decided to check the adjustment. After reading about the "fall away" method which I thought was a pretty crappy way to adjust them, I took off the steering stem cover, loosened the 1 1/2" steering stem nut, and loosened the top triple tree clamp bolts. At that point I pulled the bars up to expose the bearing adjuster with the bike on the ground and simply spun the adjustment nut with my finger to take slack out. I then tightened the 1 1/2" stem nut, and then the top triple tree bolts. After this I jacked up the front end and made sure there was no binding, which there wasn't. I took it on a good ride yesterday, and today, and not a hint of rattle on bumps and it drives better than ever. I just hit 700 miles today.
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Dyna neck bearing go out of alignment often. Tops of threads on this with 2 in the last 2 weeks about it
straight forward. If you own a dyna and get vibration at a certain speed. Aka. 50-55. Or 60-65. Or 30-3
check your neck bearings first. 8 of 10 people will agree. Neck bearings are usually the culprit
straight forward. If you own a dyna and get vibration at a certain speed. Aka. 50-55. Or 60-65. Or 30-3
check your neck bearings first. 8 of 10 people will agree. Neck bearings are usually the culprit
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Steering head bearings require grease and adjustment.
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Don't neglect a fall-away check/adjustment. Hate to hear it if your bearings fail and seize up on you while going down the road.
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