Subject: RE: Forks and front end
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Dec 11, 2000, 1:10 PM
Post ID: 1704405124
Hey Peter,
Glad to see you hear! Before ripping apart the front end, try to loosen
up the head bearing nuts, move the bars left to right to loosen things
up a bit, then re-torque to specs. My Guzzi mechanic did this to my 71
Ambo and it seems to have relieved 90-95% of the notchiness. It still
has just a click or 2 at dead center, but nothing like it was - used to
click throughout the entire side to side range, not anymore. Mechanic
seems to feel the little that is left may work itself out, at least
worth a try before tearing the whole front end apart!
Good Luck!
Keith
71 Police Ambo
Peter Scheer wrote:
| My head bearing is not smooth, has kind of a notchy feeling. I assume it needs to be replaced. I want to tackle it myself but I like to work from some info/ experience/ drawings etc, so I dont screw anything up when I dig into it. I have the shop manual and Guzziology and the Tips book from MGNOC but they dont give much detail about the front end. I did see in the Tips book, a diagram of a tool to pull the fork tubes back up during re-assembly. I'm going to make one of those. Is there a exploded veiw or a diagram of the front end anywhere on the web scanned in? I especailly want to know where the seals are so I dont damage them. Any tips or suggestions how to get the bearings off and then new pressed on? Thanks a lot Pete 71 ambassador |