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