Installation - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Installation

1.
Fit a new dust seal to the steering stem on the
bottom yoke.
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1. Steering stem
2. Dust shield
Protect the threads of the bottom yoke when using a
press or puller as damaged threads may mean replacing
the yoke completely.
2. Press a new lower bearing inner race onto the
steering stem of the bottom yoke.
1. Bearing
2. Bottom yoke
3. Press bed
3 . Evenly and progressively drive a new complete
upper bearing into the frame headstock.
4. Lubricate the lower bearing using mu lti-purpose
grease.
5. Drive a new lower outer bearing into the frame
headstock.
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6. Lubricate the u pper bearing using multi-purpose
grease.
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Insert the lower yoke to the frame, fit the upper
bearing and race.
8. Fit a new upper d ust seal and bearing cover, and
retain with the adjuster nut.
9. Adjust the headstock bearings <see page
10.
Locate the upper yoke to the steering stem. Install
but do not fu lly tighten the headstock top n ut at this
stage.
1 1. Fit the forks (see page
1 2 . Tighten the headstock top n u t t o
1 3 . Check that no freeplay exists in the headstock
bearings. Adjust as necessa ry (see page
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90 Nm.
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