Video's a couple of years old but the information in it is timeless. Thanks guys for uploading.

@ChrisR.Harris

8 жыл бұрын

+GTs Garage You're welcome!

I replaced the steering bearings and races on my '92 K75s without the tool and I could never get a tight fit. Nice work!

Thanks for the video Chris - The welder tip to get the collar out saved me a lot of time and energy!

I love your style Chris! There is so much BS and outdated information in the factory manual.

I don't have a MIG welder but I know from experience that a stick welder will do the same job. It shrinks the bearing race sufficiently to drive it out. In the absence of any sort of welder, what I have done is to grind a 13mm solid round bar to a chisel edge (10mm will do, but I don't think I'd go below that). The outer bearing race has a tiny lip on it when you look down the steering head - patience, the chisel-edge bar and a hammer will drive it out that way. Keep the old outer race because you can use it as a drift to get the new one seated properly.

Hey Chris! Thanks for your K75 videos. I picked up quite a few tips and tricks for working on my own 1990 K75RT. Just replaced the gearbox (mine had a faulty 2nd) and the auxiliary drive shaft unit. This last one was very informational too. Marcel

I am currently looking at an '86 with 34k miles on it and these videos are making me feel a lot more confident about making a decision, thanks. dry ice and iso alcohol gets cold as fuck and will save time freezing small parts. poor mans liquid nitrogen.

@ChrisR.Harris

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you find the machine that you are looking for.

Thanks Tony. I try to make these videos using basic tolls that the average person owns or has access to. I own a set and yes they can make the job easier. Thank you, Chris

Good for replacing things on a soviet K-750. Thanks for the video

Chris, nice video again. The MIG weld technique is great, IF you already have a MIG welder.

Mate you could do the install with a ring slightly smaller than the OD of the bearing race. Then another ring with a shoulder to center it on the steering column and pull it in with all thread / booker rod and a battery drill. It will be straight then

Thanks! Enjoy your holiday. I was supposed to be on the road to New Jersey this weekend but that trip has been postponed.

Thanks Eric. Dry Ice is not so easy to get here. However, I will pry my sources because there is a lot of fun to be had with D/I :)

Thx. This helped me a lot when replacing the bearings myself!. Next project will be the cam chain and tensioners if you need inspiration :-)

Hi Chris, when I know there's gonna be some bearing work like this job I usually buy a block of dry ice.You bag what you need to cool in a clean plastic bag and set it in a can with the d/ice. It gets them absolutely freezing shrinking cold in no time.Then I hit the race seat with a hot air gun for a while and they just about drop in.An old fart told me this trick years ago.Now I'm an old fart so I'm telling you.Dry ice is cheaper than the spray freeze if you can find it locally.

Good work. you know what are you doing.

Transmission every 24,000 miles. Same with the rear drive. Use synthetic 75w140 GL-5 in both. Thanks, Chris

thanks great video going to be trying to this properly this week. cheerio from uk

Hey Chris, thank you very much for your videos. Especially this one. I have a question though, somehow my K75 has another set of bearings in the middle between the top and lower fork bearings. I want to sent my Bertha (the BMW) to the paint shop for a new powdercoat, so I kinda need this bearing to f*ck off. Oh and it turns out that I have a steering lock.

Chris desde España, felicidades por tus vídeos, son fantásticos. Gracias por compartir tu trabajo. Saludos.

If you tighten it too much the forks will be difficult to turn when the front wheel is pushed to the side. The forks should move without too much assistance yet not flop right over when pushed.

Chris, you are a fucken legend, thanks for spending the time making these videos. Very very real. Cheers.

I did this three years ago and now I have to do it again. I found some cheap bearings on E-bay.

@ChrisR.Harris

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Ray, you'll be replacing them again in three years! Use GOOD bearings. TAPERED ROLLER BEARING - 28X52X16 mm

@raybrensike42

7 жыл бұрын

I was surprised at how "notchy" they were when I checked them, because I had just come from a road trip and the thing stayed in the lane nice. I thought all was fine, until I checked them. I did find myself wondering why I got so tired at times. Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe it was the steering head bearings.

Thank you

dam u saved my life

Så ved man det🇩🇰👍👍

Haha ! , I'm not crazy about Beemers , but fuck me , those clocks can take a hammering .

Great mate

Another great video with some usefull advices! You explain to tighten the top-collar if it's possible to move the fork back and forth, but how do you know that collar isn't too tight? I imagine those bearings will wear excessively when tightened too much... Is i just a matter of starting loose and tightening just too the point where he play goes away, or is there an actual trick/test to check if that collar isn't overly tight? Thanks, Isabelle

so helpful, thanks

It shrinks the bearing race when it cools and allows the race to fall out easily.

Chris love your videos mate straight forward and no bullshit Question : how often do you do a gearoil change on a1993 K1100LT ? my one has 101000km on the clock

Excellent -Excellent -Excellent !

@ChrisR.Harris

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you - Thank you - Thank you !

Der Hammer ist sein liebstes Spielzeug und die Temp.-Mess-Pistole

I'd give that carnie a sales job any day!

Hi Chris. Any chance that you recall the other model with the "backwards" front wheel installation? Was it something specific to do with ABS models? About to get the tires changed on my 85 K100, and want to make of note of it to the mechanic one way or the other.

@ChrisR.Harris

8 жыл бұрын

Your '85 should have the casting on the rims match.

Chris....whats the allen bolt size for front wheel spindle on k1100rs please? Thks.

Thanks Chrs....the measurements along the forks from top triple tree to bottom triple tree differs by 1 mm. For left and right forks. Bike wants to go in a big circle. No sign of damage. What would you recommend?

@ChrisR.Harris

8 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Johnson I'd fix it! Are the triple clamps damaged? Bent steering stem or stanchion tube?

@207matthew

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Harris thanks...look forward to bringing my K75 to Maine... in Arizona now

@ChrisR.Harris

8 жыл бұрын

Great!

I did tried 2 different BMW shops to fix my 1200 GS 2006 (pistons in line) 4 times . It charged me 4 K dollars after the warranty expired. They blamed the Oxygenist sensor and replaced 2 times my pipe, for a loose power and died like a gasoline problem. They did replace my battery twice, but after 2 months later it failed again.. my BMW has bean garaged from the last repairs in 2008 until today. My "new" bike started having problems almost at six months from buying it at the store. They kept fixing it until the warranty ended. After that I had to pay 4K as described, trying to fix it. You are to far from me. I live in Ontario Ca. I don't trust anymore in the BMW Mechanic shops at all. Please if you recommend any one near L.A or san Bernandino county in CA please notify me. I would really reallly appreciate it.

@raybrensike42

6 жыл бұрын

Are you sure you are getting a good ground with the O2 sensor? These bikes are know for having some grounding problems. Try different places to ground any ground wire involved. They will not run or will run like crap, acting like it's running out of gas, if the ground isn't right. It happened to me, when I bought an O2 manipulator.

Champion!

Even a cheap 110 volt gas-less wire feed welder ($100 or less, used) will work for this.

hi Chris, in your opinion is necessary to remove the two Fluidbloc bolts before adjust steering head bearings, on a k 75 c 86' ? thanks, gabriele.

I think I might be drawing my races together with a large diameter threated rod and some real thick, big washers.

@ChrisR.Harris

6 жыл бұрын

That should also work if strong enough.

@raybrensike42

6 жыл бұрын

Chris, I just did this today. It worked. Used old races and it worked well because the races do actually go down below flush, though at first it was like holding a jig saw puzzle together. If I was serious about making a tool, I would get stuff welded together. It really did torque down nice once it all was in place, and it bottomed things out real nice.

Good Video , but why use a toffee hammer?

I just called a local ice place near here. It's $10 for 10# (minimum purchase). Seems a little pricey just for one job. I think I would just try bagging the item and sticking it in the freezer.

Thanks :)

Is that freeze spray also good for warts?

Убил новый подшипник!)))

Hi Chris what is the purpose of the weld.

Haven't tried it.

No kidding, eh?!

for 2,600 dollars he could have bought three or four bmw parts

NO