OK I have never done this before. I have done riser changes and bar changes. yeah I know beginner stuff.

How do I change a top clamp. seems easy. get a torque wrench. and a socket that fits the nut on the stem. then get a torx that fits the pinch bolts.

remove

then repeat for install in opposite order.


question

1. how much torque on the nut that goes on the stem?
2. how much do i tighten the pinch bolts
3. how do i know when i put it back on that it will be in the correct position: meaning height on the tubs.
4. when i take off the top clamp, will the forks and bottom clamp come off too. or will the frame stay rested on the stem.
5. can i do this with the bike sitting on the ground on the kick stand.


any help would be great. I am a total newb and would like to learn these things. like taking of the rims and putting back on, top clamp, also want to learn how to wire internally. like I said, total newb at this.

this is what my new clamp looks like. thanks loner..

 

You can remove the top clamp without removing the bottom clamp which ensures your tubes don't move. I will get the torque specs to you in a second. I have to grab them out of the manual. It's a pretty easy swap.

 

awesome. i would like to be able to do this my self, in the drive way

thanks

also how do i get the wires out. they are ran through the top clamp

. i guess i have to remove the tank to get to the connector. where ever that is?

 

The stem nut is only holding the top clamp on, there is an adjustment nut under the top clamp that will keep the lower clamp from coming out. You will see it as soon as you lift the top clamp off. I would think you could do it with the bike on the ground, although I did mine with the bike on a lift.

Stem nut is 70-80 ft lb use anti seize on the stem

Fork tubes should protrude 11.4-12.7mm above the top clamp, although they shouldn't move

Pinch bolts is 30-35 ft lb

 

You don't have to remove the tank. If you look under the neck in front of the motor, there will be a plastic cover. When you take that off, it can be a PITA, you will see all the connectors. If I'm not mistaken, you can disconnect the wiring that runs through the clamp and slide them through. Just pull on the wires at the clamp and you should be able to figure out which ones they are in the neck. If they won't come through you'll have to take the connector apart. There are some great threads by Mud on how to do this in the sticky section. It's been a while since I messed with it so I don't remember if they come through by just diconnecting the harness.

 

thank you very much. i have a motorcycle jack. should i use it for the front end. or just try it on the stand? what the worst that could happen on the stand. the tubes would not slide in the trees would they?


and what is that little hole for close to the stem hole? on my new clamp?

 

I just looked in the manual and the wires should come through the clamp by just disconnecting the harness. To remove the plastic cover, called the harness sheild, you have to press in on both tabs on the sides of it. Mine took me forever to get out the first time.

 

Not sure what the hole is for. Is shown in the pic in the manual but doesn't say anything about it. Buy yourself a service manual. It's the best $40 out of the $1000s I've spent on my bike.

 

i appreciate all this info ryderbiker. Really. i will be getting a manual and most likely trying this install tomm. Love the days off for these reasons.

do you think harbor freight would have the tools needed. ie.. torqe wrench and torx socket for the wrench?

what size for the nut on the neck. 1" 1.5" ? this is where the manual would come in handy for me. lol

 

You will want to lift the bike, but you do not need to lift off the ground, just take the weight off the front end, will make life easier