Tapered Roller Steering Bearings

[DesertFJr]

I installed All Balls in my 2005. To seat the races in the steering head I have length of 3/4 threaded rod. In my box of scrap steel I had two blocks of ridiculously hardened 1/2 inch steel that I picked up somewhere. Milled a hole in the center of each one. I got the races started top and bottom and then put the threaded rod through and used the blocks to push the races into their seats. Goes slow, but when you have them both bottom out the bolts just stop turning on the threaded rod. I have a new set of All Balls ready to go into my 2013.5 this winter.

I did go the dremel route to remove the race off the tree and used a bit of ice on the tree and the heat gun on the race to install the new one.

[rbentnail]

I used a Dremel with a grinder stone on it and cut most of the way through, as far as I dared without touching the shaft with the grinder, and then a chisel to crack it the rest of the way.

Yep.