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Bearing and steering head question - Dan85 - 11-05-2010
Ok I'm putting my gen2 front end on my 99 frame or attempting to. A few questions(yes again I know I'm a pain) is there a difference between gen1 and gen2 steerng head bearings? My issue is that my steering stem appears to be not long enough to get the nut and lock nut on which leads me to believe there is a height difference in the bearings or in the steering head. Or perhaps I just need to apply more persuation to the outer races toget them into the bearing slot on the stearing head? Anyone know what the case is?
RE: Bearing and steering head question - BLACKZOOK - 11-05-2010
Dan call Leonard he has done this conversion already.
RE: Bearing and steering head question - simmo - 11-05-2010
The gen 2 frame is 170cm at the steering head, measure yours
it maybe just the center bolt too short if your lucky
I had my gen 1 out years ago and it just popped back onto place
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Dan85 - 11-05-2010
Thanks Bruce I'll ask him what's the go.
Simmo cheers mate I'll go measure
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Dan85 - 12-05-2010
Simmo I assume you meant 170mm at the steering head? The gen1 steering head is slightly bigger at 180mm top to bottom.
Am I able to just change the steering stem or do I need to replace the steering stem and lower clamp with gen1 units? I still have to get onto Leonard see what he says.
RE: Bearing and steering head question - simmo - 12-05-2010
yep 170mm sorry never could read metric
Looks like a lot more changes we don't know about, the steerng head is a bit steeper on the Gen 2
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Dan85 - 12-05-2010
Yeah there's certainly more difference than I expected. Thanks for measuring simmo.
RE: Bearing and steering head question - simmo - 13-05-2010
(12-05-2010, 08:58pm)Dan85 Wrote: Yeah there's certainly more difference than I expected. Thanks for measuring simmo.
anytime
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Heidi1 - 13-05-2010
I KNOW WHAT HE'S BUILDING!!!
RE: Bearing and steering head question - simmo - 13-05-2010
(13-05-2010, 08:27pm)Heidi1 Wrote: I KNOW WHAT HE'S BUILDING!!!
Tell me Tell me
Sounds like a gen1 with all the gen2 gear on it
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Dan85 - 14-05-2010
All sorted with a big thanks to Leonard for telling me what to do! Turns out I needed
a bit more efort on the bearings
RE: Bearing and steering head question - Madmax - 15-05-2010
Dantheman scrawled "Turns out I needed a bit more efort on the bearings" = Bigger Hammer! lol
RE: Bearing and steering head question - bear - 01-09-2010
tapered rollers? If so, have you got the bearing numbers?