Changing top head stock bearing?

[Image]

How big a job is it to change the top head stock bearing?

[lloydie]

big as you will need to have the front of the bike off the ground .
remove front fairing / wheel/ forks/brake callipers/yokes clipons
it can be done in a few hours if you can get the front up and have the right tools

[Image]

Hmm, might leave it until Feb then when I tend to ride my bike less.

[AMCQ46]

You need an angle grinder to remove the lower inner race, but it is a 2 or 3hr job if you have the tools

[Image]

I thought all that was just for doing the lower headstock?

[AMCQ46]

You should change them both, it is always the lower that will be corroded or wheelie damaged

[Image]

Apparently (according to mechanic on last MOT) it's beginning to groove due to straight line motorway riding. Only the top one though he says.

[AMCQ46]

You want to change to taper rollers, don't waste time re fitting the standard cup and cone bearings...and I will stil bet money that it is the bottom brg that is worn.

[Phimosis]

AMCQ very kindly did mine last week and believe me m8 both sets were fcuk'd I now have some smooth action going on, Im moving like Barry White inside a groupie, like a well oiled pink torpedo inside a young gir.........ENOUGH........YOU GET MY DRIFT.

[scott02464]

How big a job is it to change the top head stock bearing?

It's a little bit of a bigger job than it is to send a R/R back to a person who kindly loaned it to you as a favour months ago ;-)

[lanny]

AMCQ very kindly did mine last week and believe me m8 both sets were fcuk'd I now have some smooth action going on, Im moving like Barry White inside a groupie, like a well oiled pink torpedo inside a young gir.........ENOUGH........YOU GET MY DRIFT.

now then, now then, I thought Jimmy Saville was dead ! Well he should be, they've buried the F***er !
I know what you mean though, you don't seem to notice how bad things are until you ride a bike that's not affected

[tony.mon]

Careful what you post about Jimmy Savile.
If the family are offended, argue with your statement and sue, there could be a Savile row suit.

But that has no bearing on, er, the subject, so:
Your mechanic means the top bit of the race in each bearing, not the top race only.
There's no reason to change just one; while you're there and it's stripped do the whole job, and properly, with taper rollers.

And give Image his loan RR back, eh?

[VTRDark]

If the family are offended, argue with your statement and sue, there could be a Savile row suit.

And give Image his loan RR back, eh?

You mean give Scott his loan RR back.

(:-})

[Image]

Scott, I posted that back to you 1st class 3 months ago. If you havn't received it I'll get another and post it to you.

[scott02464]

Scott, I posted that back to you 1st class 3 months ago. If you havn't received it I'll get another and post it to you.

No not got it, it's very easy to blame the post man.....

Never even knew you'd sent it out.....