Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
STEERING STEM BEARING Replacement - Any Pointers?
TheGDog:
Do I need to first freeze the whole thing, then immediately after taken out of freezer apply heat to that race? Or should I just try heating the race only?
don46:
not sure about the heat method of removal, race is steel and the stem is Aluminum, I would think the al will expand faster than the steel. I would press it out, granted you do have to be careful and support the clamp, but it can be done very effectively
Polar-Bus:
I agree with don46, I tried once using a hefty amount oxy/acetylene heat to remove the lower stem bearing, and in this particular situation heat simply doesn't work.
The Flyin Hawaiian:
I just heat the race up some with a trigger start torch and use a chisel, positioned against the lip of the race, and drive it off with a hammer. Very easy and has always worked for me. Then I use a piece of thin walled copper pipe thats the same diameter as the inner race of the bearing and press it on with my cheapo Harbor freight press.
alward25:
This has always driven me crazy. Now, I just press the stem off and press it back on and then press the bearing and seal on, remember the seal before the bearing. Heat if you don't have access to a press.
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