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Old 16-Jan-2005, 22:03
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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.
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Old 16-Jan-2005, 22:18
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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?

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Old 16-Jan-2005, 23:31
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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

It does it when u push the bike back and forth on the front brake if its any help
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Old 17-Jan-2005, 08:33
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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.

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Have you got the manual ?
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Old 17-Jan-2005, 09:35
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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.

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Old 18-Jan-2005, 13:50
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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.
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Old 18-Jan-2005, 13:58
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Old 18-Jan-2005, 14:13
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Kev - I'm sure there's someone on Visordown that may be able to help you!!!
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Old 18-Jan-2005, 18:02
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Yeh Right !
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Old 19-Jan-2005, 14:08
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got a pic rick

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

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