Steering head stem bearing, how much heat?

[thePirate]

Hallo!
How much do I dear heat up the lower stem bearing with a blowtorch, can it be destroyed by too much heat or can I go for redhot? Have had so much help from reading this forum, can?t thank all of You Guys enough!! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!! (O=
My bike is a -82 gs 550

[Agemax]

are you fitting it or removing it? if you are fitting a new one then forget a blow torch as it will not do it any good at all. pop the steering stem in the fridge, at least a few hours, warm the bearing either in the oven or on a metal plate on the hob. you will find it will just slide on no problem. leave it allto return to room temperature and there you go..........job done

[Dave8338]

pop the steering stem in the fridge, at least a few hours, warm the bearing either in the oven or on a metal plate on the hob.

You mean that you have room in the fridge for the stem? Gee'zz I'de like to see the look on my wife's face when she opened the fridge for a gallon of milk and poured up a steering stem, instead!

[Agemax]

You mean that you have room in the fridge for the stem? Gee'zz I'de like to see the look on my wife's face when she opened the fridge for a gallon of milk and poured up a steering stem, instead!

you must have a very small fridge then mate, what about the freezer?

[Dave8338]

you must have a very small fridge then mate, what about the freezer?

Big firdge...but almost always full. Now the freezer, there's room in there for the whole frame!!!

[Agemax]

Big firdge...but almost always full. Now the freezer, there's room in there for the whole frame!!!

good man haahaa

[1980GS1000E]

If you mean the lower bearing that is mounted on the frame, then you need a big freezer. And that would not work because you would want to freeze the bearing and heat the frame.

[Agemax]

If you mean the lower bearing that is mounted on the frame, then you need a big freezer. And that would not work because you would want to freeze the bearing and heat the frame.

i think he means fitting the bearing to the steering stem, not the frame

[thePirate]

Hi!
Thanx very much for swift replies! Yes I?m fitting new bearings, & will go for the freezer/hotplate method! I?m sure it?ll work, too! Wonder what life was like for GS owners in the pre"thegsresources" age..... (O=