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Steering head stem bearing, how much heat?

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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
 
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
 
Agemax said:
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.
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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!
 
Dave8338 said:
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!
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you must have a very small fridge then mate, what about the freezer?
 
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.
 
1980GS1000E said:
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.
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i think he means fitting the bearing to the steering stem, not the frame
 
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=
 
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