Steering Stem Bearing Removal And Installation; Steering System Inspection - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Service Manual

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Bearing
• Bearing wear or damage
• Abnormal bearing noise
• Race wear or damage
• Bearing lower seal damage
Steering Damper
• Inspect the steering damper body, bearing and oil seal
for damage and oil leaking.
• Move the steering damper rod by hand to inspect for a
smooth movement.
• If any defects are found, replace the steering damper
with a new one.
NOTE
The steering damper operation can be
checked without removing it. Refer to "DTC
"C93" (P1769): Steering Damper Solenoid
Valve Circuit Malfunction" in Section 1A
(Page 1A-134).
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Steering System Inspection

Refer to "Steering System Inspection" in Section 0B
(Page 0B-18).

Steering Stem Bearing Removal and Installation

Removal
1) Remove the steering stem upper bearing and
steering stem lower bracket. Refer to "Steering /
Steering Damper Removal and Installation"
(Page 6B-6).
2) Remove the steering stem lower bearing inner race
using a chisel.
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3) Remove the steering stem upper and lower bearing
races using the steel rod.
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Installation
Install the steering stem bearings in the reverse order of
removal. Pay attention to the following points:
CAUTION
!
The removed bearings and races should be
replaced with new ones.
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