Steering Head Bearings

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Jun 26, 2015 | 06:46 AM

archerjal

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From: Folsom, CA

Steering Head Bearings

I want to replace the steering head (neck) bearings on my 2003 Road Glide. There are plenty of threads on adjusting, but I couldn't find any on replacement. How hard is it to replace neck bearings? Any special tools required? It seems like replacement would be easier on a Road Glide than Street Glide (Batwing fairing) because the RG has a frame mounted fairing that doesn't "touch" the steering triple trees.

I have 90K on the bike and have adjusted the neck bearings a few times but its time to replace them (clunking sounds, fail fall-away test, hit some really big pot holes, etc). I do all my own maintenance, so I'm relatively competent with tools. If I get some advice, I'll post pictures when I do the job. Thanks!

Jun 26, 2015 | 10:36 AM

Mike

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Replacing the steering tube bearings is a simple job, but you need a tools to remove and install the bearing races. There are a number of sources (Heartland, Jims) for the tools.