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    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

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    Talking 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...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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

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    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
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    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.
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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 Luck
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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
    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
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    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

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    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

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    Gorilla mentioned that he had to use a dremal tool on the upper bearing to get it to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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
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    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.
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    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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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
    Does the upper and lower bearing have the same part number? Thanks

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
    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

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    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

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    I appreciate it very much. Thanks.

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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by rocket1lf View Post
    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
    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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