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help steering bearings and races
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I bought all balls tapered bearings back in april 2011. installed the races but messed up the lower bearing. the roller cage was black and a little taller than the replacement I received which has a different design silver with a lower roller cage. I guess they changed the design but same measurements. my question is do I need to replace the races with this new kit? like I said same all balls part number 22-1014 but a new design.
also I have a kz1000 a2a with original steering ball bearings. I notice with my other bike and new taperd bearings there is a slight difference in height meaning the lower stem and upper tree should compress just a little more
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wireman wrote: id use the race that comes with the new bearing
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vintsham72 wrote: is this tottaly necessary. I mean with the new set of bearings and having to take out these races?
You may want to contact All Balls about this. When I installed mine I wasn't sure whether they should be torqued to the factory spec since they were a different type of bearing than the original, so I called All Balls to ask. I found them very friendly and helpful (the answer was yes - use original factory torque spec). I believe their toll free number is 888-228-3323; they're in PA. Ed
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When you get the answer please update this post for the rest of us KZ1000 owners.
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you should only have one race to knock back out,bottem of steering headvintsham72 wrote: is this tottaly necessary. I mean with the new set of bearings and having to take out these races?
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