Steering bearing help
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If you don't have the cool tools, a piece of heavy-wall PVC will drive the tripple-tree race and a piece of 1/2" (or better still 3/4") all-thread and 2 big washers and 2 nuts,
for the frame-mounted bearings.
I agree with everyone's comments, you need to remove the old ball-bearing's bottom race, to clear the way for the new one to seat. The new one is sitting on top of the old bearing's race in the picture you posted.
Good choice in replacement, by the way. I always recommend roller-bearings anywhere they will fit, over ball-bearings, in any application.
Good luck, Ern
for the frame-mounted bearings.
I agree with everyone's comments, you need to remove the old ball-bearing's bottom race, to clear the way for the new one to seat. The new one is sitting on top of the old bearing's race in the picture you posted.
Good choice in replacement, by the way. I always recommend roller-bearings anywhere they will fit, over ball-bearings, in any application.
Good luck, Ern
Thanks for the info guys.
Ern it's not it's just the angle I took the pic at the new one is below (That metal bit below the bearing is the shaft and then the runner starts. Where the red arrow is in the 2nd pic, that's where the shaft widens and the bearing won't go over it. I understand about hitting it down with a driver but I don't want to ruin the bearing it doesn't seem to me like even hitting it will push it over the taper, though you guys know more about this than I do.
As always thanks guys
Bearing:
Shaft - no bearing:
Ern it's not it's just the angle I took the pic at the new one is below (That metal bit below the bearing is the shaft and then the runner starts. Where the red arrow is in the 2nd pic, that's where the shaft widens and the bearing won't go over it. I understand about hitting it down with a driver but I don't want to ruin the bearing it doesn't seem to me like even hitting it will push it over the taper, though you guys know more about this than I do.
As always thanks guys
Bearing:
Shaft - no bearing:
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You still need to remove the crown race. once you do that than you can drive the new bearings down and onto the lower triple. One thing you could do is call All ***** and ask them the dimensions of their bearings for the F4 and see if that matches up with what you got. It might give you that warm and fuzzy before you start hammering.
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note the bottom of the shaft on this illustration. The shaft widens slightly at the
bottom but the shoulder is straight all of the way to the bottom of the lower tripple.
The press fit is fooling you into thinking that the crown race from the old bearing is
part of the shaft. IT IS NOT, and needs to be removed for the new bearing to seat
where it is.
Hope this helps, Ern
note the bottom of the shaft on this illustration. The shaft widens slightly at the
bottom but the shoulder is straight all of the way to the bottom of the lower tripple.
The press fit is fooling you into thinking that the crown race from the old bearing is
part of the shaft. IT IS NOT, and needs to be removed for the new bearing to seat
where it is.
Hope this helps, Ern
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HONDA OF TULSA 1998 Honda Street Bike CBR600F3 Parts List
note the bottom of the shaft on this illustration. The shaft widens slightly at the
bottom but the shoulder is straight all of the way to the bottom of the lower tripple.
The press fit is fooling you into thinking that the crown race from the old bearing is
part of the shaft. IT IS NOT, and needs to be removed for the new bearing to seat
where it is.
Hope this helps, Ern
note the bottom of the shaft on this illustration. The shaft widens slightly at the
bottom but the shoulder is straight all of the way to the bottom of the lower tripple.
The press fit is fooling you into thinking that the crown race from the old bearing is
part of the shaft. IT IS NOT, and needs to be removed for the new bearing to seat
where it is.
Hope this helps, Ern
I agree with everything this dude just said... I will grab my old tripple tree I still have and upload a video for ya
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