Advise please, I need to tighten my headstock bearings.
 

Can I please have your advise, I have a click coming from my headstock when I brake. After 18,000 miles I guess its time to tweek the headstock bearing. I have not done it on this bike before. Can you please give me instructions and list of do's and dont's.
Thanks
Kev

Kev, Al has tootled off to have a look in his book for finer info.
He says if stuck, you are more than welcome to pop over one evening (Mon - Weds this week??) & he will assist if you like?

Cheers,

C

Which bike is it?, my 748s clicks like they are loose but it is the forks sliding back and forth inside so the dealer said colud be talking rubbish i guess:o

It does it when u push the bike back and forth on the front brake if its any help:D

Its a 998 bip. This click is coming from the headstock I think. You can feel the click on the top yoke, could be wrong though. If its not to much trouble I will check it.
Thanks Kev.

AK
Have you got the manual ?

Kev - Al has manual.
He was muttering about other possible things too - give him a call - the mobile will be on after about 1pm ish.

C:)

Red,

You need a special tool to engage into the holes in the headstock nut.
I made one using a couple of 5mm drill shanks set into a block of ally. This fits inside a 32mm socket and that can then be torqued to the correct value (30Nm if I remember correctly).
You then need to back off the nut by 30degrees - use a protractor and a felt tip.

Best thing to do is to strip and re-grease the bearings and then set it up with no weight on the front wheel - a job I'm gonna be doing this weekend.

got a pic rick :D

Kev - I'm sure there's someone on Visordown that may be able to help you!!!:lol:

Yeh Right !

It's not pretty enough to photograph! It does the job and that all it does!:frog:

RX

To test if it's the headstock, you'll need two of you for this - put the bike on the side stand and lean it towards you so the front wheel comes off the ground. Get someone to hold the forks and turn them to lock position, then attempt to move them back and forth, front to back. If it's the HS, you'll feel it moving. Works for me anyway - someone of great intelligence will be along in a minute to expose me for the inept fool I am:lol:

WeeJohnyB

Sounds good to me Mr B. I will give it a try.
Thanks All
Kev

What happens when my side stand breaks !

You say to yourself: "I wish I hadn't done that.":eureka::eureka:
Then, while you're en route to casualty, you start adding up the cost of the parts.............. :(

My old 916 did the same told not to worry about it so i didn't:lol::lol::lol::lol: