HOME 2.34 STEERING HEAD Figure 2-143. Steering Head (typical, all except VRSCF shown) CLEANING AND INSPECTION SM06415 NOTES • If bearing races are removed, the bearings cannot be 3 reused-they must be replaced. See 2.34 STEERING 3 HEAD, Cleaning and Inspection. • All VRSC steering head internal components are similar with the exception of the upper and lower brackets on VRSCF. 1. Support motorcycle so front end is off floor and forks are 6 fully extended. 2. Remove right side cover and main fuse. See 7.4 MAXI- FUSE. 3. Remove headlamp and headlamp bracket. See 7.11 HEADLAMP:VRSCAW/VRSCF or 7.12 HEADLAMP: VRSCDX. 4. Remove both front brake calipers. See 2.16 FRONT BRAKE CALIPER. 5.
Remove front wheel. See 2.23 FRONT WHEEL. 6. Remove front fender bracket with front fender. See 2.31 FRONT FENDER. 7. Loosen but do not remove fork tube caps. 6 3 8. See Figure 2-143. Loosen all pinch bolts on top and bottom triple clamps and pull fork tubes from triple clamps. 9. Remove brake hose bracket from the bottom of stem and bracket (9). 1. Bolt 10. Lift handlebars from steering head with bracket (4) 2. Steering attached. Be careful not to pinch or kink control cables. 3. Screw (5) 11. Remove seat upper head cone (5) and remove seal (6). 4. Bracket 5. Seat upp 12. Remove roller bearing (7) from bearing cup (8). 6. Seal (2) 13. Pull stem and bracket (9) from bottom of steering head.
7. Roller be 8. Bearing c 9. Stem and 1 3 4 2 5 7 8 9 8 7 3 washer er head cone aring (2) up (2) bracket PART NUMBER HD-33416 HD-39301-A HD-95637-46A TOOL NAME UNIVERSAL DRIVER HANDLE STEERING HEAD BEARING RACE REMOVER UNIVERSAL WEDGE ATTACHMENT 1. Check upper and lower bearing they are pitted or grooved, repl sets. 2. Check roughness of bearings Replace bearings if they do no 2009 VRSC races in steering head. If ace bearings and races in by turning them in race. t turn freely and smoothly. Service: Chassis 2-99