Topic: How to remove steering head upper race ?

[Laids]

I have never run into this issue before. The upper race in the steering head is inset from the lip.
Anyone have any tips how to get it out? I’ve read somewhere about tig welding onto it.

[Alan F.]

Normally one would tap it up and out from the bottom with a wooden dowel through the frame neck.
I can't tell from your picture if the race is larger than the neck's ID. Is that the issue? Ouch. I would probably grind a slot with a demmel without worrying much about damaging the frame. Not the best advice for everyone though.

[bryanj]

Dremel a slot or put a run of electric weld round inside the race stick, mig, tig whatever you have

[Laids]

It’s a K1 that has been sitting for about 30 years and appears to have never been molested. Everything so far has come apart without to much effort so I guess something had to come up. Not relishing attacking it with a Dremel.

[rotortiller]

Some of the tapered roller bearings for that modification type are built that way. You are going to have to blast.

[bryanj]

Enlarging that pic i am not even sure a race is in there

[Laids]

The race is there, I wish it wasn’t 

[craz1]

Looks like a tapered race. I use a washer that fits at approximately the center of the race and tac weld it in three-four spots then you can tap it out. With the heat it will normally drop out easy.

[Laids]

Looks like a tapered race. I use a washer that fits at approximately the center of the race and tac weld it in three-four spots then you can tap it out. With the heat it will normally drop out easy.

Sounds like a good idea