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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: beemer on October 08, 2008, 03:45:12 AM

Title: Tight headbearing?
Post by: beemer on October 08, 2008, 03:45:12 AM

My headbearing seems to have gone tighter since the weather has gone colder,is this normal?steering doesn't fall each side as easily as it did when weather warmer. :-?

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: Justin B. on October 08, 2008, 06:43:14 AM

Although "colder" is a reletive term maybe the grease in your bearings is getting stiff?

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: drewboid on October 08, 2008, 01:56:08 PM

Time to grease the bearings!!!  Cold should not make such a difference - water penetration and rust will!  Set aside an afternoon to do preventative maintenance before you have to replace them.

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: beemer on October 08, 2008, 02:55:35 PM

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Time to grease the bearings!!!  Cold should not make such a difference - water penetration and rust will!  Set aside an afternoon to do preventative maintenance before you have to replace them.

How easy/hard is it to grease them?

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: Justin B. on October 08, 2008, 03:21:19 PM

If you don't have a frame mounted fairing it's pretty easy and you can actually do it without dropping the forks, although some will argue it's easier to pull 'em off.  I've did it both ways.

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: nhmaf on October 08, 2008, 06:44:25 PM

Just read this long thread and you will be an expert on how to do it !

http://suraklyn.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1175535024/0

Title: Re: Tight headbearing?
Post by: beemer on October 09, 2008, 03:17:31 AM

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Just read this long thread and you will be an expert on how to do it !

http://suraklyn.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1175535024/0

Very good info indeed!!iv'e printed out the wat to go with this,and will get it done when i can,thanks for the help.