Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual page 198

FRONT WH EEL/S U S P E N S I O N /STEERING
NOTE
Always replace the bearing and race as a set.
•
I nstal l the steering stem nut o n the top end of the steering
stem to protect the threads from damage.
Remove the lower i n ner race and dust seal using a punch or
d river.
Replace the dust seal with a new one whenever it is removed .
Remove the lower outer race using the special tools and a suit­
able shaft.
TOOLS : Bearing race remover: 07946 - 37 1 0500
Remove the upper bearing outer race using the special tools.
TOOLS :
07953 - MJ 1 0000
Ball race remover
07953 - MJ 1 0 1 00
- attachment
- driver handle 07953 - MJ 1 0200
or
Attachment 0 7 9 5 3 - MJ 1 OOOA ,
07953 - MJ 1 0008 or
D river 0 7 949-3 7 1 000 1 and
Attachment, 32 X 35 m m 0 7746-00 1 0 1 00
Install a new dust seal over the steering stem.
Press a new lower bearing inner race onto the stem.
TOOL: Steering stem driver
Drive new upper and lower bearing outer races into the steer­
ing head pipe .
TOOLS :
U pper bearing outer race :
x
Drive
Attachment, 42 47 mm
Lower bearing outer race :
x
Driver
Attachment, 52 55 mm
1 2-22
N ot ava i l a b l e
J
i n U . S . A .
07946 - MBOOOOO
07749 - 00 1 0000
07746 - 00 1 0300
07749 - 00 1 0000
07746 - 00 1 0400
( 3 )
LOWER I N N E R R A C E
( 2 ) STEM
NUT
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