Steering pin removal from bottom yoke

Hi all,

Has anyone ever removed the steering pin from the bottom yoke? I know it can be removed as it is not one piece, but I have no idea if it is screwed, pressed, welded or otherwise.

Please see the pics.

Is there a separate ring/washer between the pin and the yoke, or is the raised area where the bearing sits part of the yoke, just unpainted?


And why is the inside of the steering pin 'star-shaped'... (see pic taken from the top).


If no one knows I will have to destroy the yoke by cutting out the pin. I need the pin for the new suspension forks/yokes from the Benelli that are going on.... easier than changing the steering brace to accept a larger steering pin I reckon ....

Paul

Welcome to the board but your pics don´t Show up.
You should try to use a lower Resolution, (less than 2 mb).

Thanks Scirocco, I have amended the post. Not sure what went wrong there...

Paul

Grind off the weld, press it out, be happy.

Ayup, that did it, although the weld was so deep I ended up too deep into the yoke to save it, so in the end I also simply put the yoke in two.

For anyone else out there doing this in the future: it is just a press-fit with a weld on the bottom.

Thanks all!

Paul