Px steering low race question
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ColinBelgium
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:24:32 +0000
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Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:24:32 +0000 quote
Hello,

I have been trying to fit some new steering race to my Px, the bottom one has a gap in between the inside tube and the race, does it seem normal to you ?








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Ginch
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 02:57:35 +0000
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Fri, 22 Sep 2023 02:57:35 +0000 quote
Did the new one look like the old one? And is the new one seated all the way in? If it can't go in any further it should be fine.
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Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:39:24 +0000 quote
Looks the same as my P125X. Here is a pic of mine before I removed it. You can see the gap which allowed me to get the removal punch behind the race to punch it out.

Hec


Lower steering race


Race removed

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Ginch wrote:
Did the new one look like the old one? And is the new one seated all the way in? If it can't go in any further it should be fine.
I don't have the old one, it was damaged and I didn't think about taking a picture…
I am not sure if the new one is in all the way, it already needed a lot of brute force, a lot.

Maybe I should take it of, freeze it and then try again
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Sat, 23 Sep 2023 17:17:41 +0000 quote
Get a bit of wire and poke it under, if it's seated properly then the wire won't go all of the way behind it.

I've just done the same job on a GL and after tapping it in there was still a gap behind it, I had to use the threaded bar method to pull it fully into place.
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Hec In Omaha wrote:
Looks the same as my P125X. Here is a pic of mine before I removed it. You can see the gap which allowed me to get the removal punch behind the race to punch it out.

Hec
Thanks for the pics ! It looks I'm not far from there, I'll use a thicker threaded rod, the one I have is a M12 but was too weak, when I couldn't go anymore by hand I used the impact gun who destroyed the threads.

I will use an M22 rod with 30mm nut and washer, should do the job this time !
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No problem! Good luck with the larger threaded rod. I think once the race is properly seated you will have a gap like in my picture. I bit the bullet and bought a fork bearing race installation tool. Nothing like having the right tool for the job!


SIP fork bearing race installation tool. Heavy duty!

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