stearing head grease??
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ok wise-n-mighty forum,,, what grease have you guys been using on the steering stem???
I dont want the crap that gets hot and melts,drips,runs, on my Ultraclassic
got any tried and true brands/ methods ?
and how much would I pump in the zerk for my first filll?
thank you for your time
Rickster
ok wise-n-mighty forum,,, what grease have you guys been using on the steering stem???
I dont want the crap that gets hot and melts,drips,runs, on my Ultraclassic
got any tried and true brands/ methods ?
and how much would I pump in the zerk for my first filll?
thank you for your time
Rickster
Typically, all is well until the first hot day when the "excess" grease will puke out - mostly from the bottom bearing. Another round with paper towels and Q-tips will clean it up the second time. After the second cleaning, some more will seep out, but not so much that it makes a mess.
Typically, before I wash my bike (which ain't that often), I clean up the steering bearing area, the wheels (with the bike on a bike-jack), and the underside of the engine and frame. Then I wash the bike.
By the way, I love having the grease fitting on the neck. I had to drill and tap the neck of my FXR to install the grease fittingbecause otherwise, it would require dis-assembling the whole front end of the bike to repack the bearings by hand. Good 'ol HD designed the FXD's so that the owner had to dis-assemble the front end to repack the steering bearings - as I remember, the FXD neck is designed differently than the FXR's and installing a grease fitting does not work.
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RE: stearing head grease??
I've went with the water resistant lithium based bearing grease as well. First thing I did was replace the fitting with a 90 degree grease connector so the thing is easier to clip on to. Took a lot of grease the first time.
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