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steering head bearings - midden - 15-04-19
Just removed steering head to reveal the ball bearings and to find them still nicely greased. Anyway I notice a lot of the aftermarket replacements are tapered rollers. are tapered bearings seen as a downgrade, upgrade or simple the same as
Re: steering head bearings - darrsi - 15-04-19
https://www.motorcycle.com/ask-mo-anything/why-do-oems-use-ball-bearings-in-steering-heads.html
Re: steering head bearings - celticdog - 15-04-19
As usual it's all about the money!
Re: steering head bearings - His Dudeness - 15-04-19
I had a small bit of play in my steering bearings so I greased and tightened them but the play came back a few months later so I replaced them with tapered bearings. It made a huge difference. Much lighter, smoother feel to the steering. The old bearings seemed fine until I put the new ones in
Re: steering head bearings - nick crisp - 15-04-19
Don't taper rollers last longer? Something about ball bearings, when they loosen, causing indents in the races, which doesn't happen with tapers?
Re: steering head bearings - midden - 15-04-19
Well it seems conclusive with Darrsi's article and foccer experiences tapered rollers are an upgrade
So the question now is even though my originals were well greased when removed, appear undamaged do I re-grease and refit them as a service or upgrade now just because I can
Re: steering head bearings - nick crisp - 15-04-19
How do you feel about it?
Re: steering head bearings - midden - 15-04-19
Indifferent
hopefully it won't disturb my sleep
Re: steering head bearings - His Dudeness - 15-04-19
If there's no signs of wear and the steering feels good leave them. It's not the most enjoyable job to do. Getting the lower race out is difficult because the part you hit against is very narrow.
Re: steering head bearings - darrsi - 15-04-19
(15-04-19, 09:57 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: If there's no signs of wear and the steering feels good leave them. It's not the most enjoyable job to do. Getting the lower race out is difficult because the part you hit against is very narrow.
"...not the most enjoyable job to do..."
You're not wrong there, mine was a bloody nightmare, and it wasn't even me doing it. :lol
Re: steering head bearings - midden - 15-04-19
Decision made, cheers focs