Yamaha Mio - Checking the Steering Head

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CHAS
STEERING HEAD
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CHECKING THE STEERING HEAD
1. Clean:
• bearings
• bearing races
Recommended cleaning solvent
Kerosene
2. Check:
• bearings
1
• bearing races
2
Damage/pitting
→
Replace.
2
1
3. Replace:
• bearings
• bearing races
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a. Remove the bearing races from the steering
head pipe with a long rod
1
and hammer.
b. Remove the bearing race from the lower
bracket with a floor chisel
2
and hammer.
c. Install the new bearing races.
CAUTION:
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If the bearing race is not installed properly,
the steering head pipe could be damaged.
NOTE:
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Always replace the bearings and bearing races
as a set.
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4. Check:
• lower bracket
1
(along with the steering stem)
Bends/cracks/damage
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Replace.