rca29 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 After my morning ride, i was cleaning my bike and made a steering test that i was planning to do for a while. So, i lifted the front wheel and confirmed what i was suspecting: - When i turn the handlebars from side to side, i feel like 'stop' on the center position. A few months ago, i asked my honda guy to check the steering for me, but i suspect that he didn't checked anything. Assuming that this isn't the normal behaviour of the steering, My questions are: 1) What does this mean ? 2) How can this be fixed ? Is it a hard thing to do ? Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Worn steering head bearings. Replacing them isn't too hard, depending on your skill level with that sort of stuff. There's been a lot of talk of guys going to aftermarket tapered roller bearings, but I've got no direct experience with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 If you do it, don't even think of using the factory ball bearings. Tapered rollers spread the load out far better than the ball type so they don't dent near as easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rca29 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 I've been reading the service manual, and i've found out that it's the perfect time to paint the fork slider. :cool: Correct me if i'm wrong, but all this amount of work/time is to replace the lower and upper bearings only ? :shock: Just as curiosity, while i'm riding i don't notice anything wrong with the bike (maybe because i bought it used). What are the usual 'symptoms', and is it urgent to replace them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I did mine, and do it for my friends, so it's not THAT hard, if your mechanically inclined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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