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STEERING HEAD
TOP AND BOTTOM STEERING BASE INSPECTION
Wash:
• The bearings
• The bearing tracks
RECOMMENDED SOLVENT
TUTELA MOTOR CLEAN
Check:
• The bearings (14) Fig. A
• Dust seal rings (13) Fig. A
]If there is any spotting/damage, replace.
Replace:
• The bearings
• The bearing tracks
• Remove the outer races of the ball bearings (A) from the
steering tube utilising a long rod and a hammer (B) Fig. B.
• Remove the outer race of the ball bearing (C) from the lower
bracket using a chisel (D) and a hammer Fig. B.
• Fit a new rubber gasket and new bearing tracks.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If the bearing track is not correctly fi tted, this could damage
the steering head tube.
NOTE:________________________________
• The ball bearings and the relative races must always be
substituted together and greased as necessary Fig. C.
• Every time the steering sleeve is removed, a new rubber
gasket must be fi tted.
Check:
• The top steering base.
• The bottom steering base (along with the sleeve).
]If there is any warping/cracking/damage, replace.
A
B
A
B
C
D
C
COPY - Moto GB - Grant Martland - grantmartland@motogb.co.uk