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#238726 Crusierbob (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1267 Re:Steering head bearings and forks, oh my! 2 Years, 6 Months ago   To inspect the bike is placed on a lift with the front end off the ground place your hands on the lower end of the fork tubes and push and pull. If you feel movement they need to be at least serviced and retorqued. The service interval on the steering head bearings is 16,000 mile intervals. I checked and repacked my bearings at 12,500 and again at 26,000 when I found the upper bearing sticking and rusted. I will probably start servicing mine more often, at least once per year to insure that I do not have another problem. I am sure some of the issue is that I live in a moist coastal environment and ride in a fair amount of rain. There has to be a better lube than white lithium grease as it does not seem to be up to the corrosion resistance required in this application.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #238882 scottw (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1608 Re:Steering head bearings and forks, oh my! 2 Years, 6 Months ago   There is a better lube for the task,i'd simply use a high quality automotive wheel bearing grease or better yet marine wheel bearing for trailer wheels that are submerged at times thats when launching boats thats even better suited for moist environments like when riding in the rain for those that are into that. But either of those grease's will do a much better job then the lighter duty white lithium grease and they should also extend service intervils over the lighter duty white lith grease too. Scott   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/11/19 21:59 By scottw.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #238940 Boatmark (User) Roadie fan, just blowin' down the road... Platinum Boarder Posts: 2733 Re:Steering head bearings and forks, oh my! 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Is there a way to re-grease the bearings without tearing the front end apart?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #238952 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:Steering head bearings and forks, oh my! 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Nope..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #238962 Crusierbob (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1267 Re:Steering head bearings and forks, oh my! 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Not without installing grease zerks and you have to take it apart to do that.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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