Help w/ intallation of steering head bearing races

[Bob Garner]

I am finally getting around to building this 1974 250 and started to install the new bearing races in the steering head. I was going to do the install as I have done with seals, bearing, etc ie a big socket and a hammer! I then thought... I may deform the race with my old methods. Any thoughts or experience to help this process???

 

[Kip Kern]

Freeze the outer race, place on steering head, lay block of wood across race and bump into place with deadblow hammer!

 

[Mike Lenz]

If you have a pre braced steering head Penton with tight steering head bearings consider yourself lucky. Most will fall in [and out] with ease. Ive had to heat most and form the race tight again. In 74 I welded a piece of flat stock wraped around the lower race bearing to brace it. I suggest you do this if you will be racing it in the intermediate class or above. the 75's came with this same type of bracing.