Steering head grease fitting

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 3, 2010 | 10:03 PM

#11

bwana1

Road Warrior

Joined: Feb 2009

Posts: 1,727

Likes: 11

From: TN

Don't do it! About 12 years ago, the MOCO found some grease zerks and decided to put them on the neck so they could raise the price $500. Improvement???

Bwana

Mar 4, 2010 | 12:11 AM

#12

emwolb

Ultimate HDF Member

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 5,413

Likes: 17

From: eastern oklahoma

the bearings are packed when the bike is put together. if you study where the grease zert is, verses where the bearings are, it does make no sense at all why they designed it that way. dawg i believe said that he'd seen bikes with 60k miles and never been greased, relying only on the grease that harley used when they packed the bearings, and no issues at all.

Mar 4, 2010 | 12:41 AM

#13

RexBuck

Road Master

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 899

Likes: 2

From:

Filled the neck up with a high temp lithium grease. Doesn't take a lot to keep it full.

No running grease and I ride in some pretty hot weather. Would prefer to have those bearings full of grease than not.

Mar 4, 2010 | 01:02 AM

#14

xxxflhrci

Extreme HDF Member

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 10,033

Likes: 29

I'm another pumper till she's full kinda guy. Every now and then, I give mine a few fresh squirts until I see grease popping outta the bottom. Never had an issue with it getting hot and running all over the place. It's been working so far for the past 10 years and 77k miles....Pumped full or not, those bearing should last for many years and miles with no issues as long as you keep the pressure washer away from them.

Mar 4, 2010 | 01:09 AM

#15

davessworks

Outstanding HDF Member

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 3,341

Likes: 9

From: Woodinville, WA

I noticed the left fork bell had an oily sheen and quickly discovered the source was grease from the neck. It's not been above 55 degrees here yet . . .

Mar 4, 2010 | 07:46 AM

#16

rjmac53

Extreme HDF Member

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 16,656

Likes: 13

From: The Big Easy

i'm so confused...

Mar 4, 2010 | 07:44 PM

#17

makstv5

Thread Starter

Banned

Joined: Jan 2010

Posts: 171

Likes: 0

From: massachusetts

Steering head swing adjustment?

Fair to say thats out of the question after filling the head with high temp wheel bearing grease?

Mar 4, 2010 | 07:52 PM

#18

rg_dave

Outstanding HDF Member

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 2,246

Likes: 19

From: Cypress, TX

Hey! Lets start a grease thread like an oil thread. I use redline grease and fill it till it leaks out the bottom. No runs, drips, or errors. Try that with amsoil.

HD Forum Stories

The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders

7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles

Verdad Gallardo

8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever

Pouria Savadkouei

Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In

Verdad Gallardo

Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?

Verdad Gallardo

Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept

Verdad Gallardo

Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II

Verdad Gallardo

10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy

Joe Kucinski

10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026

Verdad Gallardo

Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider

Verdad Gallardo

Mar 4, 2010 | 10:04 PM

#19

Quadancer

Elite HDF Member

Joined: Nov 2009

Posts: 4,069

Likes: 26

From: Acworth Georgia

I'd rather not add a pound of weight if I don't have to. How hard can it be to open up the neck and grease them properly? Plus you are checking to make sure there's no metal. And I wonder if we couldn't do a mod to make it easier?

Years back I had a Triumph front end get stiff on me on an old 750 I'd bought, due to a bad case of LackaLube. I had a very scary moment in traffic that just came out of nowhere, so I pay attention to these little details nowadays.