DIY-How to Replace the Neck Bearings + Rebuild Front Shock or Forks on VTX1300
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- This video covers (2) repairs/issues:
Item 1: Do you have a steering wobble when you let go of your handle bars when riding?
That indicates that either your front tire or if it’s a VTX, most likely the neck bearings no good. Stock neck bearing are ball bearings instead of tapered bearings. Tapered bearing are much better suitable for this application and prevent the neck stem from wobbling,
In this video I show how you can go about replacing the neck ball bearing with tapered bearings. The best set of bearing to get will be the “All Balls” brand tapered bearings.
Item 2: Is your front shock leaking?
This indicates that the seal is broken or worn out, and the shocks need replacing. Buy the OEM kit only. Other seals don’t sit as well and leak.
This is also a good time to switch out the stock springs in the shocks to progressive shocks. They are much better at taking up the shocks and road noise.
This is also a good time to replace the oil with some quality shock oil. I personally used the AMSOIL shock therapy fluid. 15.5oz of fluid in each shock.
In this video I show how you can rebuild the front shocks.
check out my other VTX DIY videos:
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Watching your video now. Thanks for making it. Maybe remove those fork covers on the triple tree before pulling the shock down? I mean if you're going to take the top brace off anyway. I wasn't even aware that it would pull through there without taking the cover off period so I got educated there :-)
the fork cover removal portion got overlapped. the covers won't come off without unit you pull the forks through. You will have to pull on the fork covers and that won't be easy...but you can grip the fork and pull on them...there is an o ring that holds the fork and fork covers apart.
@@footprintsinconc I'm pretty sure if you take the top of the triple tree off by loosening two pinch bolts and then the center bolt that is 30 mm head, tap up on the handlebars to remove that whole assembly with a rubber mallet, then the covers will slip up after they are unbolted from the second brace of the triple tree.
After taking a look at your video, seeing how it was assembled exactly, I tightened up my stock bearing a little bit. I just got the shakes yesterday for no reason it seems.
Another tip that might help somebody is a large pair of channel locks will grab that weird nut that tightens against the bearing. You won't be able to get the 30 foot pound reading before backing it off as the manual says, but you can tighten it until the bars get hard to twist, then back it off a quarter turn. That seems to be a tried and true method also.
The advice on the old motorcycle board I use to frequent was tighten that head nut until the wheel will fall left or right smooth and controlled, not free fall. I definitely need to get the bearings you installed and put those in. There is too much good riding weather to waste it on more garage time than I already do :-)
Thanks again for your video.
you are my hero, thank you very much !!
Glad it helped
Nice work👍
Thank you!
Name or where did you get the pullback handle bar risers?
Nice bike 👍