changed the bearings. I had a cracked lower race.
After stretching the stem to fit in the lower clamp, I had to sand it down so the bearing would fit.
I used a caliper to measure it, and only took off .75mm from the diameter.
knocked the races out.
even though it had a lip to hit, the bottom race wouldn't cooperate.
dremel'o'matic 3000 time!!!
all better with only a little nick.
installed the new bearing with a washer, a
11/8'' box end wrench, and a hammer.
plop.
used the old race to tap in the new one.
Had to make a really thin aluminum shim for the upper tree cause it wasn't a tight enough fit.
tapped it down lightly with a hammer and the shim wrinkled a bit, but it smoothed out once it was all the way on because of the taper.
(this pic is taken before the upper tree is tapped into place)
tadah!
so that was fun, I think it needs a new cap nut and washer, (rust) but that can wait.
Scott, I think you're gonna need to get a new bearing set for yours.
