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MIKE550/4:
did a search but nothing to answer my questions on this,

when i bought the bike old boy gave me a set of taper roller bearings,

right i have taken the old racers out top and bottom,

no instructions with these, but the bearings going in the internal diameter differs
is there a top and bottom for these and if so which goes where , bigger at top?

also there is a spacer ( washer ) is this needed and if so does this go on top of the yoke just under main head nut

if i am way off or can point me to a link please do

Bryanj:
The "inners" have different ID small to top big to bottom, washer goes onto steering stem before lower inner. Make sure you get the "outers" in right as once they are in up to the shoulder you cant get them out short of destruction

MIKE550/4:
washer goes onto bottom yolk stem and then bearing on top and then into the bottom racer of the bike frame  ( if i read you correct )

actual racers then are the same size

thanks bryan

the racer itself any tips for getting these in square ( i was thinking hitting them into place like this , imagine a clock then hit 12,6,9.3 )

Bryanj:
Thts the idea but use a "soft" drift and to get them all the way in use the old race as a spacer cos you can still get that out afterwards

MIKE550/4:
hi

got the racers in, came up against another problem, when i do a dry fit , the top nut there is no thread to put top nut on  ???

only thing i can think of is there is a washer with a rubber washer on the stem of bottom yolk, does that have to come off to make room , will get a pic up of this bottom yolk to how you guys what i mean

Edited your post to enlarge picture, hope you don't mind...
Use "width=600" html in future - go to "edit post" and see what I mean.
Steve

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