Springer help!
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Road Master
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Springer help!
I've noticed that at slow speeds my bike was hard to keep straight....like I was constantly over correcting. So yesterday when I was changing my tires I had the front end off the ground and noticed that the front end swings freely both ways until it hits dead center where it hangs or drag. So is it hard to change the bearings and cups? Where should I order them from? How much are they? Thanks!
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The neck bearings are 1" Timken tapered roller bearings. I think it is a set # 14 which includes the cup and the cone. You can buy at auto parts store.
You will need a special race driver to remove the races from the neck. Or improvise by welding a bead around the race or weld a large washer into the race to use a driver.
You will need to remove the front end from the bike.
The lower stem bearing is pressed on and can be a real pain to remove without a special puller.
I use a chassis lift to raise the bike. Remove the handlebars. Remove the top clamp. slide the whole front end out. I then use an engine lift to support the front end near the bike to remove the neck stem bearing and the neck races. You may have to remove or cut some wires to the turn signals.
Install new bearings (lube) and races. Put it back together and adjust the fall away.
Labor intensive but will save you some money.
You will need a special race driver to remove the races from the neck. Or improvise by welding a bead around the race or weld a large washer into the race to use a driver.
You will need to remove the front end from the bike.
The lower stem bearing is pressed on and can be a real pain to remove without a special puller.
I use a chassis lift to raise the bike. Remove the handlebars. Remove the top clamp. slide the whole front end out. I then use an engine lift to support the front end near the bike to remove the neck stem bearing and the neck races. You may have to remove or cut some wires to the turn signals.
Install new bearings (lube) and races. Put it back together and adjust the fall away.
Labor intensive but will save you some money.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Portland, Oregon
I don't know if you have already done any work on your bike yet, but the description you have of free swinging with a drag or hang in center is a description that the service manual describes as correct. As a matter of fact the "fall away" is usually a drag section in the center of a few inches. Neck bearings are not something that wears out easily.
Front ends are serious business and I would not work on one without carefully following the procedures in the factory service manual.
Hope this helps.
Front ends are serious business and I would not work on one without carefully following the procedures in the factory service manual.
Hope this helps.
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