Bearing and steering head question

[Dan85]

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?

[BLACKZOOK]

Dan call Leonard he has done this conversion already.

[simmo]

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

[Dan85]

Thanks Bruce I'll ask him what's the go.

Simmo cheers mate I'll go measure

[Dan85]

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.

[simmo]

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

[Dan85]

Yeah there's certainly more difference than I expected. Thanks for measuring simmo.

[simmo]

Yeah there's certainly more difference than I expected. Thanks for measuring simmo.

anytime

[Heidi1]

I KNOW WHAT HE'S BUILDING!!!

[simmo]

I KNOW WHAT HE'S BUILDING!!!

Tell me Tell me

Sounds like a gen1 with all the gen2 gear on it

[Dan85]

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

[Madmax]

Dantheman scrawled "Turns out I needed a bit more efort on the bearings" = Bigger Hammer! lol

[bear]

tapered rollers? If so, have you got the bearing numbers?