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Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:25 pm
by jjwithers
Quick question...
When installing new steering races, do you want them flush with the edge or do you want to drive them further in until they bottom out?

The manual says both... but they have some more room to go if you use an old race as a drift to drive it in even further.

Right now one is flush and the other is slightly driven past flush.

I'm thinking go all the way until it bottoms out...
And i just need the nod from a pro before i go past flush.

TIA

-Josh

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:41 pm
by Motorhead
Yes bottom out I did last time took less time for the forks to set

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:48 pm
by Chuey
It should be bottomed out. Both top and bottom. That will give the right dimensions and you surely wouldn't want those babies settling in after installation.

Chuey

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:58 pm
by jjwithers
That is what i thought. Just had to make sure i didn't make a frustrating or expensive mistake. Thanks!

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:43 am
by Major Softie
Yeah, if you left them not bottomed out, they'd still make their way there eventually, but you'd have a lot of adjustments in the meantime.

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:11 am
by dougie
If you don't bottom them out, the road will. :geek:

Re: Installing Steering Races. Flush or Bottom out?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:42 am
by ME 109
Bottomed out for sure.
Use one of the old cups and put one cut through it, then use it to drive the new cup into place.