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Tiger Time => Steamers (1993-1998 Tigers) => Topic started by: rybes on April 23, 2012, 07:48:35 PM

Title: just wish i never started
Post by: rybes on April 23, 2012, 07:48:35 PM
got a funny little knock at the front of me bike so as the sun was out today i thought id go have a look.
grabbed the front wheel n it seems the head bearins loose. so i decide to take everythin off t get to the nut to nip it up a bit. once id got the bodywork n tank off i noticed somthin was wrong with a carb rubber. was bulgin n looked odd so i thought id jus check it. couldnt do it easily so carbs gotta come out. so thats the rest of the bodywork off and carbs out.
when i got the carbs out i noticed it leaks petrol from a float bowl, so i thought id check. turns out it needs new float bowl gaskets. to late to get em today so i have t get em 1st thing.
so i thought id check the head bearin n tighten that up. i cant turns out the nuts as tight as i can get it.
so today my little wonderin of a clunk was has cost me around 50 quid.
and i still havnt looked at the carb rubber properly yet so im probly gunna need one of them too bloody sunny weather, i hate it  :lol:
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Post by: rf9rider on April 23, 2012, 08:24:40 PM
Love being a Tiger owner eh?  :lol:
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Post by: Bixxer Bob on April 23, 2012, 09:50:13 PM
You might find that the head bearing adjuster being done up tight is why it failed in the first place. :roll:

New bearings as well then? :? Great fun :lol:

Search on here for how to get the inner race off the stem.  I think it was Mustang posted an How to....
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Post by: rf9rider on April 24, 2012, 12:50:18 AM
Not calling you stupid, but, you know there are 2 nuts on top of the bearing?
Top one is a lock nut, i know of some people who think there`s only one nut, and wonder why it won`t come off
 :lol:

Just saying......................
Although i`d think you knew that already  :)
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Post by: rybes on April 24, 2012, 08:44:45 AM
theres 2 nuts  :shock:












    :roll:  :lol:

yeah i know theres 2 as i loosened off the top nut all the way up to the yoke to try and tighten the bottom one. took me 10 minutes to work out why i couldnt get the yoke down again tho  :?  :lol:
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Post by: rf9rider on April 24, 2012, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: "rybes"theres 2 nuts  :shock:












    :roll:  :lol:

yeah i know theres 2 as i loosened off the top nut all the way up to the yoke to try and tighten the bottom one. took me 10 minutes to work out why i couldnt get the yoke down again tho  :?  :lol:

 :lol:

Thought i`d just mention it just in case
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