Packing Bearings???

[gt5094stang]

Well i finally think i solved my problems with my steering issue. I took my front end apart and then took a look at my steering stem. It felt realy rough and didn't want to move smoothly. Took the neck apart and found that there was no grease and if there was it was all gunked up and dried up. The bearings didn't move at all unless you put alot of effort and the other bearing was somewhat greased and rolled around but wasnt to smooth like it should be. Gonna take it into work and clean the bearings realy good in the parts washer and repack them with good grease.

Question i have is how tight should i tighten the top nut. I know i have to tighten it and back off it a little but how tight should it be???

Any recomendations or precautions in doing this job???? Anything to look for while this is apart????

[jsph.mitch]

Just clean them really good. Check them once all the old grease is out. If they turn without grinding or if they don't fall apart, I think they are ok to reuse. Check on prices, I know bearings are cheap.

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[gt5094stang]

Well i just took my first test drive after the cleaning and repacking of the steering stem bearings and the bike rode like a champ finally. I dont know if my brakes were that bad but the new install of the Blue Dots made a huge difference along with the racesetup on the forks. Hopefully the weather will hold up for a few hours this weekend so i can take the bike for a nice cruise around town.