Hi all

I am in the middle of stripping the bike down and am going through various bits.

I have detected a bit of play in the steering head. Has anybody had any luck with adjusting the nut with a pin spanner rather than a £40 specialist socket that I am only ever going to use once?

Thanks all!

 

Limited success with tightening the nut.
Try this


https://cbrforum.com/forum/how-tos-8...socket-114367/

 

I could do, but if a pin spanner works then its much easier to use that..

 

Yep all you need is a pin head................ spanner

 

heh thanks.

 

i take it as the same i call it a c- spanner i think you need 2 one top and one to lock the bottom collar once its tightend

 

Very similar yes, how does the original tool lock the nut?

2 adjustable c spanners are pretty cheap though.

 

not sure about the original tool, but with the c spanner tighten the bottom collar it does give you the tech data in the manual ( but sometimes its better to nip the collar up and keep checking the stem moves freely) drop the tab washer on and tap it into the bottom collar, put the top one on and tighten down to the tab washer,lock the bottom collar with one spanner and tighten the top one down bend the tab washer up into it, job done

 

How do you plan on getting it to the right torque specs with that spanner wrench?

 

When I put my stearing stem bearings in i put the nut back on with a pipe wrench. No torque spec I just moved the bars as I tightened until I liked the feel. Several thousand miles later and it's still good.