Who can press steering stems for me?

[nzspokes]

Im doing the KDX/KX 125 fork swap. Who in Auckland can do the pressing of the stems? Would rather it done right over cheap.

[MikeJ]

Tjebbe Bruin 09 480 9408 Northcote

[jasonu]

Tjebbe Bruin 09 480 9408 Northcote

Wouldn't let that coconut do it. He royally fucked up a shock for me and charged a heap for the service.

[Akzle]

cuz just grab yer fuken bottle jack out the back tha ute, get some shit thats the rough enough size, get the fat cuzzies to sit on the bonnet and press that shit against the chassis.


Or just put a box in the boot and cruise through some engineering shops looking for a press. Fuken easy.

Or take them to machinery house and ask for a "demo" on one of theirs!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Im doing the KDX/KX 125 fork swap. Who in Auckland can do the pressing of the stems? Would rather it done right over cheap.

Practically any motorcycle shop can do that for ya.

[gwynfryn]

I would suggest more engineer/fitter turner/ machine shop over motorbike shop. Must be someone out West who's competent, and let us know how you get on as I want to do the same swap some day.
Have heard it can sometimes take a bit (30 tonne) to push them out and that the kx triple may require knurling for the kdx stem to fit.

[bogan]

Do you mean press the bearing off the stem, or press the stem out of the bottom yoke? If it is the later, it is worth looking onto other solutions first.

[nzspokes]

Do you mean press the bearing off the stem, or press the stem out of the bottom yoke? If it is the later, it is worth looking onto other solutions first.

Your about 15 years to late to this party. Be going since KDX's and KX's were about.

[nzspokes]

I would suggest more engineer/fitter turner/ machine shop over motorbike shop. Must be someone out West who's competent, and let us know how you get on as I want to do the same swap some day.
Have heard it can sometimes take a bit (30 tonne) to push them out and that the kx triple may require knurling for the kdx stem to fit.

Yeah Ive been told about 9 tonne is when they let go with a little heat.

[bogan]

Your about 15 years to late to this party. Be going since KDX's and KX's were about.

That may be, but it helps to provide all the info when asking for advice regardless...

[nzspokes]

That may be, but it helps to provide all the info when asking for advice regardless...

As this is the offroad section and the replys have understood what im doing I reckon the question had all it needed.

Thanks Crasher, ive asked a couple of shops and they dont have a big enough press.

Looks like Tjebbe will get the little job, he cant do it untill mid March but it will take me that long to respoke the front wheel anyway.

[Brian d marge]

Ive done a couple and they aint in there that tight

warm the bottom yoke and make sure it goes in Square to the bearing ( plane) face

Fkin big ammer ( joke !)

Stephen

[Crasherfromwayback]

Ive done a couple and they aint in there that tight

warm the bottom yoke and make sure it goes in Square to the bearing ( plane) face

Stephen

Wot he says. That's why I said pretty much any bike shop can sort it. Bit sad if they can't actually.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Thanks Crasher, ive asked a couple of shops and they dont have a big enough press.

.

Then I'd say they simply haven't done one before. Cause as Stephen has said...they ain't in all that tight generally. Certainly no worse than pressing a crank together in my experience anyway.

[nzspokes]

Then I'd say they simply haven't done one before. Cause as Stephen has said...they ain't in all that tight generally. Certainly no worse than pressing a crank together in my experience anyway.

Ive got a mate with a 9 tonne press so may give it a shot on that. Ta

What could go wrong????