Harley trike head bearings

[tingrin]

Does anyone know how tight the head bearings are on a Harley trike .I know on my 07 ultra classic the front end goes 3 rotations to center in the swing-by but now after converting my bike to a trike and changing the triple tree I need the new swing by. Does anyone have the spec???

 

[mopar]

I've been told 1 swing for a trike.

 

[ultraboy]

1 swing is correct for the fall-away. The TG service manual states "Correct - wheel stops in the first swing." Make sure nothing (like clutch cable, wiring harness, etc.) is influencing the free movement.


UB

 

[tingrin]

ultraboy
Does that means 1 swing back to center ?
Thanks for the info . I am doing your front end change over with triple trees and new longer forks and all parts are in and ready to finish project.

 

[ultraboy]

What it actually means, is: Turn the bars all the way left, and let them go. It should stop EITHER before it goes all the way right, or stop just after hitting full right and starting back. Either situation is considered 'correct' per the TG manual. I like it on the tight side tho.

 

[1550vt]

I went through all this with Dave (Ultraboy) months ago when he gave me the spec. and mine stops after around 3/4 swing and it's doing just fine. No wobble on either end of the speed chart.

I think the point is that it needs to be a "little" tighter and if it's a 1/2, 3/4 or 7/8 swing....probably won't matter.

I had ran across a thread somewhere a while back concerning TG owners that had a "clunk" in the steering head. The bearings in some of them were loose enough to clunk. They dropped the nut retainer plate (at least in the set of trees I received), so you need to install that off your old trees. Dave goes through all this in his article and i would be sure and install that retainer.

 

[tingrin]

Thanks for all the help. Now i have to start getting it together.