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Offline beemer

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steering head bearings?
« on: August 18, 2008, 06:34:36 PM »
When you adjust the head bearings should you loosen them until you feel play,and then just take them up until the play just disappeares?is this correct way?J.
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Offline Justin B.

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Re: steering head bearings?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 08:19:39 PM »
You want to tighten the steering head so that the forks will "flop over to the lock" under their own weight with just a bit of a nudge to get them started.  If they stop part of the way down they're too tight, too loose is kinda hard to describe.  It's a fine line...
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Re: steering head bearings?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2008, 03:24:28 AM »
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You want to tighten the steering head so that the forks will "flop over to the lock" under their own weight with just a bit of a nudge to get them started.  If they stop part of the way down they're too tight, too loose is kinda hard to describe.  It's a fine line...
Thanks,i got it right then!!just making sure though. ;)
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Offline Ed Miller

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Re: steering head bearings?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2008, 01:53:16 PM »
...and if you get a new high speed weave/wobble, they're probably not quite tight enough.  

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