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sidco10 Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 21 Location : Liverpool UK Points : 720 Registration date : 2019-04-19
 | Subject: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:25 pm | |
| Hi all about to fit taper roller bearings to the headstock (if it ever stops raining here !!), how do you adjust the bearings once in ? judging by previous posts I've looked at, the Honda fish scale method is not the accurate way with taper bearings? I have a home made stem nut and adjuster ring tool but i can only get torque adjustment on the stem nut tool...any suggestions cheers k |
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The Bern Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 899 Location : Telford, UK Points : 3276 Registration date : 2014-11-20
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:42 pm | |
| You need to torque up the ring nut to set the taper bearings bud, fish scale method deffo does not work (been there tried that) |
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The Bern Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 899 Location : Telford, UK Points : 3276 Registration date : 2014-11-20
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:51 pm | |
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sidco10 Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 21 Location : Liverpool UK Points : 720 Registration date : 2019-04-19
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:57 pm | |
| Thanks again Bern,i misread that the first time i thought it was the stem nut a 30 ft lb of torque Cheers K |
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The Bern Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 899 Location : Telford, UK Points : 3276 Registration date : 2014-11-20
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:03 pm | |
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sidco10 Scooter Rider

Number of posts : 21 Location : Liverpool UK Points : 720 Registration date : 2019-04-19
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:10 pm | |
| Thanks again Bern I'll be calling my mate again for welding mods he's going to be sick of the sight of me soon haha ,Cheers k |
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The Bern Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 899 Location : Telford, UK Points : 3276 Registration date : 2014-11-20
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:24 pm | |
| No probs bud, we're all here to help each other when possible |
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exavid Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2658 Age : 78 Location : Medford, Oregon Points : 7041 Registration date : 2009-07-17
 | Subject: Re: fitting taper roller bearings to headstock and adjustment Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:57 am | |
| The "fish scale" method of pre-loading the head bearings worked well on seversl Goldwings I had in my previous shop. If I remember the proper pre-load on the GL was 3lbs pull at the edge of the triple tree. I usually snugged the head nut up good and set the 3lb pull (or what ever the weight was) and then turned the handlebars back and forth while the front wheel was still off the ground. After a few swings the bearings seemed to settle a bit and need just a wee bit more torque on the head bearing nut. Make sure the bearing is well packed with grease and wipe a thin coating on the bearing seats that are pressed into the head. |
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