Looks good - thanks for posting pics. It might help someone else down the road!
Post a pic of the bike...!
Well, if anyone does see this looking for help, I think it was a success. I still might take it down to have someone give it their professional blessing since I did disconnect the brake line to the front and the tachometer cable.
I just propped it up on the center stand and put some books and wood to support the front for taking the front fork off. I took off the front wheel by unbolting the front fork axle holders (retorque 13.1-16.7 ft lbs). I slid out the forks by undoing both the upper and lower triple tree bolts holding them (also 13.1-16.7 to retorque). I unscrewed the tachometer cable at the gauge and the break line at the caliper to fully remove the front fork.
I took off the steering stem nut from the top, large nut in the top center by the handle bars. It was 30mm so I had to go get socket. Then I could pull off the handle bars. I brought over the lawn mower and tied the handle bars to the mower handle so it wouldn't be hanging by the wires.
Next there is a spanner nut holding in the stem and bearings. I got it off with some channel locks, I couldn't even find the right tool at the store. Be ready to catch the stem and bearings when you take this off.
I used a small crowbar wrapped with electrical tape and a small sledge to pound out the races left inside the frame. I broke the old race pressed onto the stem loose with a small sledge and three chisels very carefully.
I got the All Balls tapered bearing kit 22-1011. Inside the box the 99-3512 goes in the bottom and 99-3511 is the top bearing.
It comes with two washers of different thicknesses. Take the old lower race, upper race with a few bearings and some grease and measure them. Do the same with your new lower bearing pack with the dust guard and choose the right washer to get the measurement the same within 1 mm. My old bearing pack was 19 mm and the new one was 20 mm with the thinner washer provided.
I put the steering stem and the new bearing packs in the freezer to get them to contract a little. I took out the stem, height adjustment washer and dust seal and pushed the two down on the stem. Then I took the lower bearing pack and carefully pushed it down on with a chisel and hammer, making sure I only touched the inner ring of the bearing pack.
The new upper race went in very easily, I basically just placed it in and it tightened in there once the metal warmed up.
The lower race needs to be a little further up in there than I could bang it with a hammer, so I rigged up this gadget to press it in with the help of the old race.
Now you are basically done. Grease up the bearings, put it all back together, retorque and bleed the brakes.
Went for a test ride this morning and my wobbles were gone, so I think it was a success. Then I found a snapping turtle and helped it cross the road.
I am no expert, so please only use this as one reference and watch some videos etc.
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