Shaun Ketterman
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When I picked the Busa up after the dealer took care of the valve adjustment, one of the issues they found was that my steering damper bearings were out of spec.
I had noticed since I bought the bike that there was a slight thumpy feeling when I went over certain bumps, particularly pulling into the driveway. I didn't even ask them about this issue, they just sorta found it and let me know.
Here is a photo of the exact parts I had to buy:
I needed two of the bearings and one seal, but had to order the seal since it wasn't in stock.
Now, the dealer basically said there are two scenarios here:
One - the bearings simply need to be repacked. OTD price is ~90 bucks.
Two - the bearings are notched, cannot be repacked, and must be replaced. OTD price for this is ~300.
Since I already have the bearings, I'd really rather just do this myself and save the cash. I'm all about learning how to do my own work (for the most part). This seems like it might be a lot of work...everything attached to the tree is gonna have to come off, so the forks, front tire, handle bars, clutch and front brake MC, etc.
The dealer mentioned that if the bearing pieces need to be replaced (he used the term 'notched')- and he sorta motioned with his hand using a hammer - they would need to be knocked off/out and replaced. But the bearing piece is all-inclusive. The bearings arent removable, as far as I can tell,from the rubber/plastic grommet they are attached to. It seems like the whole piece would just slide over that lower bracket.
One other note is that they wouldn't do the work without the lower seal. Any reason why this would be? I figured if it's the bearings that are bad, then I replace those, and just keep using the rest of the older parts. I don't really understand why the seal would need to be replaced.
Anways, does anyone have experience replacing these? Looking for tips/pointers, or at least an expected time to complete this from start to finish. If it's a few hour job, I can tackle it this weekend.
Shaun
I had noticed since I bought the bike that there was a slight thumpy feeling when I went over certain bumps, particularly pulling into the driveway. I didn't even ask them about this issue, they just sorta found it and let me know.
Here is a photo of the exact parts I had to buy:
I needed two of the bearings and one seal, but had to order the seal since it wasn't in stock.
Now, the dealer basically said there are two scenarios here:
One - the bearings simply need to be repacked. OTD price is ~90 bucks.
Two - the bearings are notched, cannot be repacked, and must be replaced. OTD price for this is ~300.
Since I already have the bearings, I'd really rather just do this myself and save the cash. I'm all about learning how to do my own work (for the most part). This seems like it might be a lot of work...everything attached to the tree is gonna have to come off, so the forks, front tire, handle bars, clutch and front brake MC, etc.
The dealer mentioned that if the bearing pieces need to be replaced (he used the term 'notched')- and he sorta motioned with his hand using a hammer - they would need to be knocked off/out and replaced. But the bearing piece is all-inclusive. The bearings arent removable, as far as I can tell,from the rubber/plastic grommet they are attached to. It seems like the whole piece would just slide over that lower bracket.
One other note is that they wouldn't do the work without the lower seal. Any reason why this would be? I figured if it's the bearings that are bad, then I replace those, and just keep using the rest of the older parts. I don't really understand why the seal would need to be replaced.
Anways, does anyone have experience replacing these? Looking for tips/pointers, or at least an expected time to complete this from start to finish. If it's a few hour job, I can tackle it this weekend.
Shaun