Bike failed the MOT due to loud exaust and the steering barings. Exhaust has been sorted (I put the baffle in . . . ), all i need to do now is change the bearings.
I have front and rear paddoc stands, but it appears the front is useless, as i have to remove the forks (Not looking forward to this!!!)
Does anyone have any suggestions how i can hold the bike in a steady position, while there is no front forks/wheel in place?
How good is the Hanes Manual to follow - ow will i end up with a bike in bits?
I’m thinking that to get the front of the bike off the ground you will either need a Front head stand (if you are planning to keep the yokes on), or an Abba stand which allows you to pivot the bike on the swing arm pivot - allows you to get front wheel off the ground by placing a support under the engine (see links).
Sorry as this solution requires spending money but it’s all I can think off of the top of my head.
Once you have the bike holding up bit sorted, if you haven’t got a bearing extractor, make sure you have a long drift (some decent steel rod) and heavy hammer handy for tapping out the old bearings.
Then make sure you have a length of steel studding/nuts and some suitable size plate washers, to substitute for the press, for squeezing the new bearings into the head stock.
Better than just the plate washers are two sockets the same diameter as the outer races of the bearings.
I’ve known people who have tapped them in with a hammer and block of wood to get them started and finished off with a drift working bit by bit around the edge.
if you got a garage with a strong overhead beam, chuck a rope over it and fix it to headstock, had a handy hole on the GSX but make sure you got someone to give you a hand
trolley jack and a block of wood under the engine/headers, i’ve done loads that way…
Dunno what you’re like with a spanner? you need to be a little bit handy really to do head bearings, just the potential of making a bloody mess if you aint…
