How big are your balls???

[tkent02]

1977 GS 550 steering head bearings. What is the diameter of the bearing balls?
Local bearing shop has them for a few cents each, don't want to pay Suzuki a few bucks per ball, as there are 36 of them. I just need the diameter.
Thanks!

[JEEPRUSTY]

Did you bother to use the search function?

[tkent02]

No .

[SqDancerLynn1]

If you want to do it right Get an All Balls tapered bearing set !!!

[tkent02]

If you want to do it right Get an All Balls tapered bearing set !!!

Have you done this on a 550?

[dr_fosg8]

Did you have any of the old ones to measure or compare with? Or was this a bike that had the front end off already? Could always take the races to the bearing shop and see what fits.

[tkent02]

Hey lazy bones, I just looked up the part number (06111-08003) and called Deland Suzuki, They had a few in stock, and he mic'd it up at 6.83 mm.

6.83mm.., Thanks!

It never occurred to me that a Suzuki shop might actually have them in stock, or that a parts guy would know how to measure anything. You must have a great shop!

[JEEPRUSTY]

Once again the part number contains the measurements.

[tkent02]

Only if you know how to read them.

Perhaps you can be so kind as to explain this to us all.

[JEEPRUSTY]

Nope there is a way to decode the part numbers
I think Nessism knows the sequences.

[blowerbike]

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[blowerbike]

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[JEEPRUSTY]

I have not heard that song in years.
Flashbacks!