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Destroy it... Go in from the front and go underneath it and peel it up. It's just a thin piece of metal it folds up easy.
Careful not to gouge the swing arm otherwise you will have to take a die grinder and clean it up alittle.
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take a screwdriver and grind it sharp to help get under it to get started but like cel said make sure your not gouging the swingarm in the process. a little mark wont hurt just smooth it out before puttin new bearing back in.
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Originally Posted by
broham
what's the benefit of running those bearings in the neck? A
This new steel frame had no bearing races so I had to get some anyway, but all my bikes have the All Balls taper bearings...they are only like $38 and are angled roller bearings like on a car wheel instead of ball bearings. They are less likely to get loose, break, rock back and forth, etc. Just a better design

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802bouffard
How did you get those needle bearing races out? I'm having a bitch of a time with that
I took a steel pipe/rod from the opposite side and caught the lip and knocked them out with a sledge hammer - it is a pain in the ass. And def use a socket to tap the new ones in like mentioned above.
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Indeed. tapered bearings in all my bikes since 05...

Originally Posted by
SIC Nate
This new steel frame had no bearing races so I had to get some anyway, but all my bikes have the All Balls taper bearings...they are only like $38 and are angled roller bearings like on a car wheel instead of ball bearings. They are less likely to get loose, break, rock back and forth, etc. Just a better design
I took a steel pipe/rod from the opposite side and caught the lip and knocked them out with a sledge hammer - it is a pain in the ass. And def use a socket to tap the new ones in like mentioned above.
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Didn't work on it as much yesterday, but I did get a little further and got it off the stands...
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Originally Posted by
SIC Nate
I took a steel pipe/rod from the opposite side and caught the lip and knocked them out with a sledge hammer - it is a pain in the ass. And def use a socket to tap the new ones in like mentioned above.
Thank you sir!
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lookin good nate, convertibars are so sick, cant wait to get mine all set and try um think there gonna be the cats ass
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All that work and still gold forks??? Everything other than that looks amazing
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^^ he's gona throw some vinyl on um in a carbon look black i think he said.