650ed wrote: If the bike had ball bearings in the steering stem it had ball bearing races. They definitely are different than the races for the tapered roller bearings. So if you installed tapered roller bearings you needed to remove the ball bearing races and install the tapered roller bearing races. If you did not and if you don't install the correct races you will have problems. Ed
UPPER TAPERED ROLLER BEARING RACE
LOWER TAPERED ROLLER BEARING RACE
It had already been converted from the ball bearing setup to the newer tapered style.
So both the upper and lower fork section have 3 parts to my understanding. The bit that is hammered into the frame, pictured above(which is the part that I left in as they seemed in perfect condition) The bearing, and the oil seal. I only replaced the bearings as they were damaged in the period that they were taken out so the frame and fork parts could be powdercoated.
I'll take it apart tomorrow and shoot through some photos. The installation is the same as in the video linked above, and seeing as the part numbers match on the bearings I find it hard to believe that although potentially a different brand, they would differ. I didn't want to belt out the roller bearing races as there wasn't a good edge to get something in to hit them out , but worst case I guess ill have to give that a shot too!