• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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125-200cc 2002 CR125 Steering steem bearing question..help

racemx904

racemx904

Husqvarna
Pro Class
ok, here is my problem....

I have some slack in my front end...so I just went ahead and ordered bearings and then when I took it apart...the problem is actually that the "ring nut" that tightens everything down dont tighten far enough before bottoming out...I show a washer but I think it is under the bottom bearing....the bearings actually look and feel good...wonder if I should put a washer on top of the top bearing....help...it is about a 1/16th of an inch....
 
Confused. Is the nut not making the front end tight? As in it stops before it is tight. Should have lots of extra threads below the top triple clamp surface and should not be an issue. You do have the ring nut on there right? Just under the triple clamp.
 
ya I am running out of threads before it is tight...it is on there correct...I have the top bearing, then the dust cap then the ring nut with the collar side(lip) down....fits in there good just isnt tightening up.....thinking of making a little shim to fit under the ring nut...
 
racemx904;103029 said:
ya I am running out of threads before it is tight...it is on there correct...I have the top bearing, then the dust cap then the ring nut with the collar side(lip) down....fits in there good just isnt tightening up.....thinking of making a little shim to fit under the ring nut...
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Did it fit before? That is weird. All i can think is that the stem is a press fit (it is) and it has moved up. Look at the bottom of your bottom triple clamp to see if it moved up. Never seen this happen but the stem just did not grow. You need to find the cause instead of shimming it IMHO or you will be chasing it. Also if the press fit stem is moving you sure don't want to find out later.
 
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