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andut:
Hi all !  New to the forum following a recent 400/4 purchase and enthusiatic start to a restoration ! Very little bike experience, so there's a good chance that this is a stupid question and likely to be followed by a lot of others !

Removed the steering column the other day and discarded the old head brgs, but now have what appears to be the outer race still on the bottom yoke column with a rubber seal beneath it ?  Is it actually the inner race and therefore needs to be removed before I replace with taper brgs ?  Just thought that I had better check before I attack it !

Also had fun removing the centre stand as the stand had seized to the pivot pin and it was the pin rotating in the frame mounts. Managed to get enough space to cut the pin and then get the stand off, but now assuming I'll need some help with someone with a press to get the remainder of the pin out ?  New pins available ? Anyone else had similar fun ?

Just need to sort the above and seek some advice on repair to a split weld on the swinging arm, and I can get these parts blasted and painted /  powdered ( still undecided on that bit !)

Looking forward to your thoughts, help and enlightenment !

Andy

hairygit:
Hi there and welcome. As regards the centre stand pin, yes, both genuine and pattern ones are available. I personally wouldn't try using a press to get the old pin out, use a hacksaw blade (New one!) and slide it through the old pin, then attach the hacksaw frame and slowly  saw through the old pin (lengthways ;D). then you should be able to collapse it in on itself and it will pull out. (never failed for me)

steven400/4:
if it looks like a rubber washer its a dust seal for the bearing
can get stand pins from david silver spears i heated mine up and hammer,d it out

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Agree with Hairygit did it that way with all the barstewards that refused to move regardless with what you tried
Cheers
Bitsa

andut:
Thanks for the advice gents !  I will give the hacksaw a go and see how we get on !

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