• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Steering Bearings

J

jhallm5

Husqvarna
C Class
Hello,
Does anyone know the OD of the Steering bearings on a 1978 390WR?
I am ordering bearings to attemt to put a different front end on..

Thanks for any help
 
Are they Timkin or Ball bearings if there Timkin there should be A number on them. Early 78 frames had ball bearings.
 
Bill
I dont know yet, i was going to order the bearings and then take it apart..
Ill get it apart and See..
Thank You
 
jhallm5;122720 said:
Bill
I dont know yet, i was going to order the bearings and then take it apart..
Ill get it apart and See..
Thank You
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If it has a black cup on the bottom of the steering head it has Ball bearings.
 
Bill502;122827 said:
If it has a black cup on the bottom of the steering head it has Ball bearings.
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Bill,
I think the Auto's and 125cc's were the only bikes that still used ball bearings for 1978. All others got the tapered roller bearings.
 
tommie d;122830 said:
Bill,
I think the Auto's and 125cc's were the only bikes that still used ball bearings for 1978. All others got the tapered roller bearings.
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Your probably right,I remember that my 78 250CR had the Timkens but that was a long time ago. All I have seen lately have been my friends Autos I think they used all the ball bearing frames up for them and then they called the Timken frames 79s till they came out with the actual new 79 frame.
 
For the tapered roller ones depending on where you go you might have to get the race seperately and they are an inch series bearing not a metric series one I am almost positive.
 
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