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Home > DIY - Tech Tip - Triumph Roller Bearing Conversion
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| How
to Install a Tapered Roller Bearing Conversion Kit |
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This
shows how quick and easy it is to install a tapered
roller bearing conversion kit on your Triumph or BSA
motorcycle. It is a nice upgrade from stock, we also
have bearing kits to put a 1" stem front end
(springer, HD big twin or sportster) on your Triumph
or BSA.
Once
you remove the front end off of your Triumph or BSA
motorcycle you will likely have the stock races and
loose roller bearings that will fall all over the
floor and roll out of site. A nice upgrade, which
also makes installing your front end very smooth,
is a tapered roller
bearing conversion kit. These modern
bearings and races will give you smooth steering and
will last for many years. In addition to being an
upgrade for stock frame / front end combinations,
we also produce bearing conversion kits to fit any
front end with a 1" stem (many girders and springers,
HD big twin and Sportster forks) to your Triumph
or
BSA motorcycle.
Shown
below is the stock top race with a few remaining ball
bearings.
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stock races have to be knocked out of the neck. There
is one both top and bottom. A long drift held at an
angle so it will catch the inside lip of the race makes
the job easy (usually). Sometimes they can be seated
really well and take a good amount of effort to remove.
Move the drift around as you knock it out so it comes
out evenly to make it easier. |
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| Once
you remove the stock races, you will want to place your
new tapered bearing races on the neck, and using a deadblow
hammer or a piece of wood and a hammer, drive the race
into the neck. |
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| Before
you insert your bearings you want to pack them with
grease. Work them around in your hand and really get
it in there, you want to get the bearings thoroughly
greased. |
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| Depending
on what bearing set you are installing, the dust cap
would go over the top bearing, and you slide your forks
in from the bottom. It can be much easier to install
your forks if the front wheel is off of them. Also,
if you are rebuilding your front end, you can put the
trees on the frame, then insert your fork legs. |
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