Norton Commando 750 Restoration Video #95
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Norton Commando 750 Restoration Video #95
-Installing steering head bearings, installing front forks,
packing bearings with grease,
triple tree install
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Thanks for the videos. I'm a harley guy in Tennessee, but recently got a basket case 1968 atlas with 71 commando frame. Your videos are making my bike come together! It'll be the only Norton on the road I know of for miles around my area.
Hope they help. I am more of a Harley guy myself. I hope to buy a wreck or basket case this year to rebuild. These Nortons are a different animal to work on for sure. Thx for watching.
Pivots like the steering stem, swing arm pivot, etc. are better with regular non-synth, grease. Synth. grease doesn't keep water off the metal surfaces well, either - so more likely to rust. Actually, the best stuff I've used on suspension is mineral base front axle CV joint grease. It won't dry out, and keeps water off the metal like ATF does. My Honda's "Pro-Link" rear suspension pivots used to corrode and seize with synthetic grease, and then the hard chrome bushings would crack and split. I was buying all new bushes and pins every season. Switching to the CV grease solved that completely...and just in time - just before Honda discontinued all the parts.....
What about head light holders ?
This bike has the halo style. It was only used for 2 years on the Commandos. You will see it in the following videos.
Hello, I was watching your video and I liked the idea of installing tapered roller bearing for this type of yoke. The Norton I am working on has the same type of lower yoke and I am thinking to do the same as you did but I have a few doubts though :
-what part # of bearings did you install ? on my bike's frame, the part of the frame where the steering stem goes in, the lower ID is 52 mm x 18.8 mm width and the upper ID is 52 mm x 15 mm . is this right ?
So, did you install 2 tapered roller bearings with dims 52 x 25 x 15 mm ? ( actually in the market I only found 52 x 25 x 16,25 mm...so the upper bearing will stand out for 1,25 mm ) and use the separator tube for centering or did you install a 52 x 25 x 18 mm in the lower position and a 52 x 25 x 16.25 in the upper position without the use of the separator tube ?
best regards
Tiberiu
Its been quite a while since I did this but I am pretty sure it was 52x25x15 or it might have been standard 1"x 2"x 5/8" . Both bearings were the same. You don't need a spacer for the early Commandos 69/70 with the one piece lower yolk. I should have recorded that for the video. Thank you for watching, more videos coming soon.
I'm looking for this exact yoke,the one with the two bolts in front.I would be extremely grateful for any information in order to obtain one.Thank you for any help you lend!!
@@jojomama4787 They only made those for the Halo Headlights in 1969 & 1970 Models
@@MOAB Wow,that was quick!But you have pointed me in the direction I was looking for!!!I think this information may turn out be just what I need.Again I thank you!
@@jojomama4787 Thx for watching. I will be doing a couple more Norton Videos soon to finish the bike up.
Darn, here I've been using synthetic grease specifically because I thought synthetic wouldn't dry out.
I thought the same for years than when I was replacing steering head bearings or forks 5 years later, it was dried out and clumpy. maybe because it is more exposed to the elements there. I'm trying something different here.
looking for that dust seal... any idea what the part number would be?
No I don't have a part number, I just looked on ebay for something with the same diameter or close. The metal washer protects it pretty good.
@@MOAB okay. im referring to the black seal i can see on the top and bottom of the neck. cant seem to find a part number for it or a reference to it anywhere. using tapered races and bearings as well and there is a little gap between the chrome dust seal and the neck. could I send you a picture of what I have going on?
@@iwbuck There is no reference or part number. Nortons never had tapered roller bearings. I just looked on Ebay and tried to find something close to the measurements, which i can't remember now.
@@iwbuck my email address is bowen@cogeco.ca if you want to sends pics