fazil
Junior Member
Preparing for the R6R fork swap.
I made a tool to put on the new races. But not sure if it will work.
What do you think?
I made a tool to put on the new races. But not sure if it will work.
What do you think?
https://flic.kr/p/oePd35 is this noise coming from head bearings?
Thank god this info is here.
Completed mine this afternoon with All Balls. Same experience with the top bearing seal.....I just said fawk it and used both. The smaller All Balls one seemed to seal the bearing ....the larger stock one covered everything.....cant hurt I guess? (fingers crossed). Patience and a propane torch and follow the tips in here about using the old lower race to tap in the new bearings...works well.
As far as the torque setting on the nut and locking nut I just tightened them until no free play in the head.....do not overtighten. My races (top and bottom) came out pretty easily......used a punch and took my time...same with goiing in with the new ones. I didn't have to freeze them....although that probably would have sped things up.
My bearings didn't look as bad as some but I did feel alot of play while braking and with the front wheel unweighted....so I decided to change them. Also read that loose head bearings may cause cupping of front tire.....guess that explains my last front tire change.
You'll see the crap that builds up on the top bearing cover after 8 years.....hence the reason the All Balls cover isn't suitable.
Don't see a chunk missing myself
This little piece here.... No reason it should be missing.... Should be a nice round radius like the rest of it. Not sure how that would happen unless made that way. bearing is pretty hard material and doesn't just come off on its own.
I'll try out tomorrow but no sound when doing that, if I remember true...It seems probable. Can you repeat by grabbing the fork bodies and pushing & pulling or is it just up/down causing it.
Any other issues or just the clicking?
https://flic.kr/p/oePd35 is this noise coming from head bearings?
Thanks!
I took a 2005 FZ6N for a test ride a couple of nights ago and got a little clickety clunk in the steering head over a couple of bumps and a tendency of the bike to veer ever so slightly to the left. Otherwise the bike was fine and will make an excellent commuter. I googled the "steering head FZ6" and wound up joining this forum to get the good oil. Having already got my 1981 BMW R80 G/S on the work bench with the front end out, awaiting bearing puller and bearings, I found this thread most helpful and the task seems more straight forward then the 30 y/o BMW equivalent.
Thanks
This is my first post so I have no witty signature line or comprehensive list of bike owned or modifications made
I'm mostly through. I have done my first test ride (20 miles) and just took the uppers apart yesterday to do the tighten down until they friction lock then back off a half turn. I Started on the 3rd of July. I have actually worked about 12 hours on it over the two months. One thing after another.Don't know, I just got the front end back together tonight. I didn't do it for the better steering, but for the chance that my stock bearings may have self-destructed like everyone elses, which was not the case. I should mention that we are not humid here, I rode once for 8 hours in the pouring rain, and wash my bike about once every 2 weeks. I'm surprised how the stock bearings looked for the amount of water the bike gets. For those who had premature failure of their bearings, what the heck are you doing to your bikes?