Who can press steering stems for me?

[scott411]

what year KX triple clamps and forks are you using?

I thought you could use the KDX bearings on the KX stem, but it was been a while since i have helped someone do this conversion,

[scott411]

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

What could go wrong????

braking the triple clamps

[nzspokes]

what year KX triple clamps and forks are you using?

I thought you could use the KDX bearings on the KX stem, but it was been a while since i have helped someone do this conversion,

2000 KX125 and 06 KDX. Bearings are different.

[nzspokes]

braking the triple clamps

I was more concerned about it slipping and hitting me in the nuts.

[noobi]

I was more concerned about it slipping and hitting me in the nuts.

You don't want to bend the shaft either.

[scott411]

2000 KX125 and 06 KDX. Bearings are different.

i know the bearings in different, but are in Inside Diameter different? i thought you could press the KDX bearing onto the KX shaft, but I am not 100% sure,

[nzspokes]

i know the bearings in different, but are in Inside Diameter different? i thought you could press the KDX bearing onto the KX shaft, but I am not 100% sure,

Everything I have read says no. Only fork thats a direct swap is KX500.

[Crisis management]

I know nothing about the swap you are doing but maybe try Pyramid parts for bearings that match the diameters you have. They have a huge range of odd size bearings just for these applications.

[scott411]

Everything I have read says no. Only fork thats a direct swap is KX500.

see if you can get the measurement, I am sure we did it before, it was with earlier forks than the 2000 model, but the KX's ran the same head bearings for a long time, and teh KDX/KLX were always different,

[nzspokes]

see if you can get the measurement, I am sure we did it before, it was with earlier forks than the 2000 model, but the KX's ran the same head bearings for a long time, and teh KDX/KLX were always different,

Can get the KX one tonight but the KDX still has its forks in at this stage. thanks for the help. I do know the kx stem is a bit longer.

[scott411]

Can get the KX one tonight but the KDX still has its forks in at this stage. thanks for the help. I do know the kx stem is a bit longer.

i have been looking at the all balls fork conversion chart and it says that 91 and early KX125/250 forks will fit, which is what these forks might have been, it was 10/12 years ago we did this, and i have had a lot of good nights out since then,

[pete-blen]

It's a simple job....
I have pushed the stem out untold times
over the years... the only way to change the
bottom bearing...Unless yer want to start heating/hitting/cutting &
all sorts of other back yarder acts..
How do yer think shops change the botton head bearing..?

push it from the top "threaded end" so it comes out though the bottom of the
bottom yoke... theres a step on the bottom of the stem to stop the yoke falling off
if it was to work lose while instaled... the inner bottom bearing race will come off at the same
time don't try and remove it on it own... Just CHECK theres no retaining pins or dowls etc not
common but I have seen it....

I have only just done it a few months ago when I put Honda USD forks in my XT660R..

pitty yer not in CHCH... I would do it for... Only a 15min job...

[nzspokes]

How do yer think shops change the botton head bearing..?

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I would have thought using a puller? But then Ive never had to do it.

[nzspokes]

Thinking of this another way, as im not in a hurry I may press the KX 125 one out and get it tuned down to suit the KDX bearings. Reason for that is its alloy over the KDXs steel one. Little weight loss.

[buggerit]

Thinking of this another way, as im not in a hurry I may press the KX 125 one out and get it tuned down to suit the KDX bearings. Reason for that is its alloy over the KDXs steel one. Little weight loss.

You may find the reason the KX has larger bearings is because the alloy stem needs a thicker wall for structural integrity