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steerng head bearings
Good morning
I am replacing my steering head bearings and want to know if anyone has
replaced the dust or grease seal that caps the bearing. and where did you get them.
tbms is closed now until after the holiday so I can't get them from there yet.
Thanx
Dragon
Steering head bearing....
Dragon....check with a bearing distributor in your area....I found Heim bearings at the bearing business here also.....
was your steering wheel loose?
im having some play in mine too....good luck brother...
Oddoman (Dave Oddo)
#667
Effingham, SC
Originally Posted by Dragon
I had a play in my steering wheel also. I found the nut on the bottom of the pin that goes through the triple tree from the steering arm was loose. It doesn't have a washer on the bottom of it and it was eating into the aluminum. I installed a washer and everything is tight now. Rick
If you got to ride, ride in style
Stallion #378
Suzuki Burgman 650
When I did mine there was not a real grease seal, just the dust guard. I just re-used the old ones. One suggestion don't just pack the bearings pack the whole sleeve that the stem passes through. First it will keep your bearing from loosing their grease and will help keep water out. The original install they just packed the bearings and water washes the grease away after time and the bearings then rust away especially the lower one. Boy does it steer a lot easier after you do the change. I purchased my replacement bearings from NAPA. Had to dremal tool the inside of the top bearing race a little to get it to slide over the stem but it's not a high wear area so I was not worried if it was a little out of round. Good Luck with the repair it is time consuming but not hard.
Stallion #406 // 2013 Tri-Glide
Happy New Year
Had no luck finding dust seals locally. I would use the old seals but they
have all the rubber seal worn off.
As for steering, I have had a lot of problems with the front end
since I bought the beast . thanx for all replys
Dragon
The steering on the Stallion is really very old school design, but works very well. Now get down to the front wheel setup and there are some potential problems there when things wear out. So far I have been able to re=pack the axle bearings and the caliper bearings and have almost 80k on her still going strong for the wife. I believe the key is to do preventive maintenance. So far at about every 30k I have gone completely thru it and greased and replaced all that I thought needed attention. I think once you go thru it and get it all up to par you will be happier with it. Good LuckHappy New Year
Had no luck finding dust seals locally. I would use the old seals but they
have all the rubber seal worn off.
As for steering, I have had a lot of problems with the front end
since I bought the beast . thanx for all replys
Dragon
Stallion #406 // 2013 Tri-Glide
after market bike shop ordered mine about $10
I always and grease fitting to neck if it doesn't have one- so I can just fill it up with grease and then just give it a pump with grease gun a couple times a year
mike aka magoo
hd sidecar rig/building v6 supercharged trike
"even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile"
contacted tbms about the dust seals and was told that they come as a complete set
bearings, races, seals. Richard also said that these bearings and seals are the same
units used on the gl1500 goldwings. I went to bikebandit and looked this up, it showed
the lower bearing and seal but only showed the upper seal connected to nut. went to local
Honda shop and had them check this out and that is what showed up on their system. didn't
have one in stock would have to order it. I didn't feel like ordering the part to find out.
ordered complete set from tbms.
Dragon
Good morning
I finally got my dust seals. bought the bearings 2 weeks ago.
here goes I install the races and then grease the bearings up real good.
put in the lower bearing and was trying to install the upper bearing
and it won't go down on the stem where it is supposed to be, so I take
it all back out grease allover everything and find the bearing is not the right
one. I got my bearings at napa the upper bearing number that they crossed over
was BR32005. this number will not fit, is there another number that I should get ?
napa says this is the right one but the id of new bearing is too small.
Thanks
Dragon
Gorilla mentioned that he had to use a dremal tool on the upper bearing to get it to go.
Yes I dremalled the bearing until it fit. Did not have to take a lot off. Just used the little grinder wheel around and around til it slid on.Good morning
I finally got my dust seals. bought the bearings 2 weeks ago.
here goes I install the races and then grease the bearings up real good.
put in the lower bearing and was trying to install the upper bearing
and it won't go down on the stem where it is supposed to be, so I take
it all back out grease allover everything and find the bearing is not the right
one. I got my bearings at napa the upper bearing number that they crossed over
was BR32005. this number will not fit, is there another number that I should get ?
napa says this is the right one but the id of new bearing is too small.
Thanks
Dragon
Stallion #406 // 2013 Tri-Glide
Good Morning
I should have read gorilla's response more closely. I just thought he used the
dremal tool to help with the race. as you said round and round with a sanding
disc, takes awhile but the steering head is back together.
Dragon
Glad to hear that you got everything back together and can get it back out on the road. Your post helps all of us know what and how to work on our Stallion when it's needed.
Bearing question:
Does the upper and lower bearing have the same part number? ThanksGood morning
I finally got my dust seals. bought the bearings 2 weeks ago.
here goes I install the races and then grease the bearings up real good.
put in the lower bearing and was trying to install the upper bearing
and it won't go down on the stem where it is supposed to be, so I take
it all back out grease allover everything and find the bearing is not the right
one. I got my bearings at napa the upper bearing number that they crossed over
was BR32005. this number will not fit, is there another number that I should get ?
napa says this is the right one but the id of new bearing is too small.
Thanks
Dragon
Good morning
the lower bearing is larger than the upper bearing.
don't know why they just didn't use the same bearing
both places.
Dragon
Could you post the part number for each one? Thanks
Morning
The beast got new,
front wheel bearings federal p/n 32006
front seals napa p/n 14939 also national p/n 470625
lower steering head bearing napa p/n 32006
upper bearing napa p/n 32005 but needs the inner bearing surface reamed out to fit.
all ball bearing lists both these bearings for Goldwing 15 and 18. this includes
races, bearing and dust seals together. hope this helps
Dragon
I appreciate it very much. Thanks.
How many miles did you guys have on your Stallions? I'm coming up on 25000 and I'm wondering if I should start thinking about changing them. Everything seems tight now and it goes straight down the road up to triple digits with no wobbles. Thx Rick
If you got to ride, ride in style
Stallion #378
Suzuki Burgman 650
Rocket I had to do my wife's at 60K and 7 years old. The lower steering bearing rusted to the point that it was hard to steer. I don't feel there was enough grease in the neck so water was allowed to stay in there and rust the bearing. When I re-assembled it a packed the steering head completely full of grease besides packing the bearings. Steers like never before.
Stallion #406 // 2013 Tri-Glide
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