Puckman123 Posted June 29, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2011 Guys- I am going to change out my steering head bearings. Do I need to order any seals? The park shark print shows part #3 as (cover ball race 2) is this just the upper dust seal? and is there one like it on the stem under the #2 bearing. I might as well change the fork oil, should I remove the top nut on the forks or use the lower drain hole? I see the part number has changed on the stem nuts, if I replace the rubber washer with a steel one do you have to replace the stem nuts? Thanks guys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7Goose Posted June 29, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2011 There are no separate seals on the steering head - the lower bearing comes with a rubber seal. There are no drain holes on the forks. Do not try to remove the lower bolt - that holds in the strut, and you must have a special tool to reach inside the fork and hold the strut to properly torque it. Goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted June 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted June 29, 2011 If you haven't ordered them yet, I have a new OEM set of steering bearings from partshark. I got them so I could replace mine when I removed forks. When I got into them, they didn't need changing. PM me. I will post P/N's in an hour or so, when I get home. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted June 29, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Part numbers show these will fit a 1983 through a 2010 Venture 93332-00008-00 93332-00001-00 $50, includes US first class shipping. Gary Edited June 29, 2011 by dingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckman123 Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted June 29, 2011 Goose, thanks for telling me about not removing that lower bolt. I got that from the Venturer site. Should I just take the tops off the forks and dump out the old oil? Dingy, sorry but I ordered a set of SKF bearings 32005, 32006, from a local bearing shop this morning, do you know if you can order that rubber seal by itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7Goose Posted June 29, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2011 Goose, thanks for telling me about not removing that lower bolt. I got that from the Venturer site. Should I just take the tops off the forks and dump out the old oil? Dingy, sorry but I ordered a set of SKF bearings 32005, 32006, from a local bearing shop this morning, do you know if you can order that rubber seal by itself? Yes, just dump the oil out the top (be sure to pump the forks several times to expel all the oil). The shop manual actually has decent coverage of this. Goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted June 29, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2011 Goose, thanks for telling me about not removing that lower bolt. I got that from the Venturer site. Should I just take the tops off the forks and dump out the old oil? Dingy, sorry but I ordered a set of SKF bearings 32005, 32006, from a local bearing shop this morning, do you know if you can order that rubber seal by itself? I don't know that the seal can be ordered by itself. This one came with the seal on it as one part number. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckman123 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted June 30, 2011 Gary- I cancelled my bearing order and will take that set of bearings from you if you still have them (gonna need that seal). Can I paypal you the money? Thanks for your help. J.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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