Steering Head Bearing

[Devil1]

Anybody ever replaced one on an EX-500

[Devil1]

bastahds

[Devil1]

aww come on

[R1]

i guess those ex 500 guys are a bunch of douchebags

who would've guessed it?

[Pittenger5]

I am!
Go to the EX500 near list and post over there. THat's where most of the EX experts and such hang out. Also check out Ex-500.com - The home of the Kawasaki EX500 / Ninja 500R - Index, some smart guys on there.

[Devil1]

Yeah I'm on the 500 forum too. I was mainly hoping to find someone local that could possibly help.

[Devil1]

and that near shit is annoying as hell with all the emails

[Pittenger5]

You can sign up to not recieve emails in the preferences or something.

[Jim]

i'm replacing them on my GSX-R. previous owner messed them up from either landing hard on wheelies or doing stoppies. I have the bearings at home now and havent had them installed yet.

[Devil1]

You can sign up to not recieve emails in the preferences or something.

Yeah when I'm home. The internet is so restricted here, I can't even get to the main place. I can only sign up for it. Can't change my prefs.

i'm replacing them on my GSX-R. previous owner messed them up from either landing hard on wheelies or doing stoppies. I have the bearings at home now and havent had them installed yet.

Well you do my no good now!! lol. j/k let me know how it goes.

[Jim]

I've heard you put the new bearings in the freezer overnight. Use a gray gun to take the old ones out, drop in the new frozen ones. Apply some heat, and they expand right in place.

[Devil1]

I've heard you put the new bearings in the freezer overnight. Use a gray gun to take the old ones out, drop in the new frozen ones. Apply some heat, and they expand right in place.

sigghh. So how do you hold the bike up since you have to tear down the whole front end? You do have to take the tripples apart right?

[Jim]

the forks have to come out. not sure about the top triple. i'm going to take apart the front end with my pitbul stand on the front. if the top triple needs to come out, then who knows

[Devil1]

the forks have to come out. not sure about the top triple. i'm going to take apart the front end with my pitbul stand on the front. if the top triple needs to come out, then who knows

Yeah I've been trying to figure that out.

[Jim]

how about paying the neighbor kids $5 to hold it up, while replacing the bearings?

[Devil1]

lol Here kids hold this 250 dead weight for a few hours

[stoinkythepig]

This diagram may help ya figure out what needs to come apart. The hardest part is usually knocking the races out. I take the tank off and hang my bikes by the frame, from a garage rafter, when I do this work.

Edited: can't get the diagram to work right. Go to buykawasaki.com, go to owner info and parts diagrams.

[Kurlon]

The tripples need to come out.

[Devil1]

anybody wanna help? lol

[Wishbone]

Hang it from the rafters and/or stuff something under the headers. I use a car ramp, its perfect hight.

A heat gun or torch is good to have to get the races out. Then use a long beefy screw driver or similar to bash them out. And yes freeze the new beerings

[Jim]

i have a heat gun if you dont have one

[Devil1]

Hang it from the rafters and/or stuff something under the headers. I use a car ramp, its perfect hight.

A heat gun or torch is good to have to get the races out. Then use a long beefy screw driver or similar to bash them out. And yes freeze the new beerings

I don't have a garage.. My biggest bitch about living in Maine.

[Wishbone]

When I did mine I didn't either. Just stuffed a prop under the headers.

Don't be scared. Just do it!

[Devil1]

hmmmmm

[Jim]

hmmmmm