Swapping trees- Steering Head Bearing/Hardware Question
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Swapping trees- Steering Head Bearing/Hardware Question
Sorry if this has been covered, but I can't seem to find it. Here's my dumb question-
I'm planning on swapping my FXDB triple trees for some FXD trees next week. I bought a set and have had them powdercoated.
I'm doing the work myself, with a little help. I ordered a service manual to help as well. I do understand that I will need to test the bearings after install and adjust in accordance to the testing procedure in the manual, etc... But for whatever reason I cannot figure out if I will be able to use my bearings and other hardware that are currently sit on the stem in the neck of the bike when I swap to the new tree.
The triple tree came with the stem already machine pressed into the bottom clamp. Is the bottom bearing also machine pressed onto the stem- or can that and other washers, etc be taken off of the existing setup, cleaned, lubed, interchanged and swapped to the new triple tree hardware?
Thanks in advance
I'm planning on swapping my FXDB triple trees for some FXD trees next week. I bought a set and have had them powdercoated.
I'm doing the work myself, with a little help. I ordered a service manual to help as well. I do understand that I will need to test the bearings after install and adjust in accordance to the testing procedure in the manual, etc... But for whatever reason I cannot figure out if I will be able to use my bearings and other hardware that are currently sit on the stem in the neck of the bike when I swap to the new tree.
The triple tree came with the stem already machine pressed into the bottom clamp. Is the bottom bearing also machine pressed onto the stem- or can that and other washers, etc be taken off of the existing setup, cleaned, lubed, interchanged and swapped to the new triple tree hardware?
Thanks in advance
Last edited by Odelay; Jul 21, 2014 at 08:35 PM.
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