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Yermo

PROJECT: K100RS 16V Steering Head Bearings Replacement

This is an open project.
This project is ongoing.

On Bike:

The Beloved Blue Oil Burner
1992 BMW K100RS FL ABS
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Yermo
last year
Ditstang on IG shared a post on how he does steering head bearings and uses this tool, which I have ordered: 

Link #271965
Yermo
last year

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Yermo
last year
Getting that bottom bearing race off is proving to be quite difficult. We heated it up to over 400degF per the video and attempted to use an impact chisel on it but it won't budge. Cutting at it with the rotary tool is slow but seems to work. It at least moves now. Duncan thinks his impact chisel isn't powerful enough for the job and that we should try with a more powerful one. I'm not sure. There is clearly something we're missing.
Yermo
last year
The width between the steering stop is 58mm.
Yermo
4 years ago
Took Keiran driving today and had me cart me up to Bob's where I picked up after market steering head bearings and factory dust seals. I just can see spending $150 for two bearings especially given the likelihood that I will destroy this first set I put in:

Yermo
4 years ago
I found two videos showing how the job is done in a K75RT which I've added to the Movies tab on this project.