Gah, ordered my parts two weeks ago and I'm still waiting on fork springs, oil, and fork seals... not to mention carb parts and gaskets... Why does honda hate me
Nah, you're only confusing the logistics... since STs are rarely in need of parts, they just don't stock them... ;-)Why does honda hate me
Have noticed the same thing from time to time. Some parts seem to take forever.Gah, ordered my parts two weeks ago and I'm still waiting on fork springs, oil, and fork seals... not to mention carb parts and gaskets... Why does honda hate me
Clearly it wasn't :lol: last of my parts finally showed up the other day. It should only take me 2 or 3 days to get it all done.. and thats only because I don't want to be in my 100 degree garage for long enough to do it all in one shot. Its been humid and threatening to rain so I'm going to wait for a day when it does rain to get started.Looking at that LONG laundry list of work you've taken on. I have to ask...are you sure a month is enough time?
Swepted up, repurposed, make for good slingshot material.I got the all balls tapered bearing kit. Good thing I decided that the front end felt funny and needed doing. Got the stem off and the old bearings had exploded recently. No damage to anything, but the balls had started coming out of the race... I've got BB's all over my garage floor now and have already face planted twice sweeping them up
ouch... hope that doesn't leave a mark or 2!have already face planted twice sweeping them up
If you have, or access to a TIG or arc welder, run a bead on the ball bearing face of the race.........it'll fall out on its own.I spoke too soon.. The old bearings fell out.. except for the outer races.. which are stuck in the steering neck and advice.. So far I've used up a diamond dremel bit, burnt up one dremel, broken 2 screwdrivers, and a pry bar.. I've gotten chuncks of the upper bearing outer race out, but thats about it
years ago made my own tool out of 1" PVC a little longer than the stem itself. Had to cut a groove in the side with my table saw about half the length so it could expand enough over the tapered end of the stem where the bearings rest. then just pounded the heck out of it with a hand sledge hammer.Old bearings came off easy.. it probably helped that they were so bad.. New bearings not going on so easy.. decided to stop at a machine shop today and have them properly pressed on..
a long threaded rod up from the bottom can be used to pound the top one out. The bottom one is a bit trickier because there's a flare at the bottom of the neck where the diameter increases a bit. I bent the threaded rod end about 30 degrees or so in a vise and it curled around the bend well enough that I could pound the bottom one out too. My bike was only a year old at the time, an older bike may be a bit more work, if so then getting the Honda tool from John is probably the sane way to go. The fact that your top race is coming out in pieces would suggest its well aged.I spoke too soon.. The old bearings fell out.. except for the outer races.. which are stuck in the steering neck and advice.. So far I've used up a diamond dremel bit, burnt up one dremel, broken 2 screwdrivers, and a pry bar.. I've gotten chuncks of the upper bearing outer race out, but thats about it
+1... even a large screwdriver with well shaped tip can be used to carefully hammer those races out; just see that you don't score the bore or seat while doing so......a long threaded rod up from the bottom can be used to pound the top one out...