Steering head bearings.

rossguzzi · 12-16-2012, 11:31 PM

Looked every where but cant find an alternative bearing part number. Dont want to pay for genuine if possible, So, any one got a SKF or similar bearing number ?

Cheers !

HellsAlien · 12-17-2012, 09:58 AM

Go to the mooseracing.com website. They sell a kit for reasonable price. Possibly CJdesigns too, but not sure, can't remember. Big on line houses should have access to the mooseracing part numbers too.

In my experience these can be hard to find over the counter at bearing houses because of a non-std ID or OD, can't remember now (tequila will do that), but its not you and your searching! Edit: oh i see you are in OZ, no wonder you are having a problema.

buzybraza · 12-17-2012, 10:17 AM

There is always the e-bay choice.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KTM-950-Adve...7575bf&vxp=mtr

MotoTex · 12-17-2012, 02:17 PM

+1 on the Moose. My local KTM dealer stocks these.
If yours doesn't they are in the dealer's aftermarket catalogs.

MortimerSickle · 12-17-2012, 02:34 PM

I don't like tequila, so I found them readily available at the local bearing house.

https://www.google.com/search?q=L454...w=1680&bih=918

http://www.garagenight.tv/tag/change...head-bearings/

Edit: I should mention that these two numbers L45449/L45410 make up one bearing.

HeatXfer · 12-17-2012, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortimerSickle

I don't like tequila, so I found them readily available at the local bearing house.

http://www.garagenight.tv/tag/change...head-bearings/

Those guys are a menace, some of their episodes make me cringe!

MortimerSickle · 12-17-2012, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeatXfer

Those guys are a menace, some of their episodes make me cringe!
...

I have watched only the steering head video, and I found it to be informative and well presented.

I don't know about anything else they have done.

rossguzzi · 12-17-2012, 05:37 PM

I eventually found the info I was after. Those guys are a little rough !

Thanks for your input.
Cheers.

Zuber · 12-17-2012, 08:01 PM

KTM only has one bearing for all models. It should be easy to find a kit.

Pete640 · 12-19-2012, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rossguzzi

I eventually found the info I was after. Those guys are a little rough !

Thanks for your input.
Cheers.

Do you have a stock # for SKF? Id like to visit them shortly for the same thing..

rossguzzi · 12-19-2012, 06:42 AM

Timkin L45449

Cheers.

gefr · 12-20-2012, 11:16 AM

Great info, good to know. Thnx.

benzine · 02-04-2013, 11:43 AM

Removed my steering head bearings for maintenance and found a rubber o-ring on top of the top bearing, it was like broken and sliced. After a quick look at it and the bearing I was asking myself; why does somebody placces a o-ring on that spot, does it suppose to be there.
I'm asking this because the edges of the bearing are to sharp for a o-ring to be there.

Can some-one tell me the contents for only the top steering head bearing?

Cheers

go2cnavy · 02-04-2013, 05:11 PM

Dennis Kirk has the Moose bearings. I just installed some in my 250. It was very easy. https://www.denniskirk.com/moose/ste...prd/505750.sku

Here's a better video. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363572

In the video, the guys reuse the old race to seat the new lower bearing. Instead, I used a large nut with a 1 1/4 inside diameter that slide over the stem to seat the new lower bearing. It was my first time doing a set of steering bearings and it was a piece of cake.

Hipster · 02-05-2013, 04:39 AM

The top seal isn't a standard o-ring, it's a special seal, and yes there is a slit in it most likely to help it compress and seal better when the steering head nut it tightened.

If you buy an aftermarket steering head bearing kit both the top and bottom seals are included.

Quote:

Originally Posted by benzine

Removed my steering head bearings for maintenance and found a rubber o-ring on top of the top bearing, it was like broken and sliced. After a quick look at it and the bearing I was asking myself; why does somebody placces a o-ring on that spot, does it suppose to be there.
I'm asking this because the edges of the bearing are to sharp for a o-ring to be there.

Can some-one tell me the contents for only the top steering head bearing?

Cheers

12-16-2012, 11:31 PM	#1
rossguzzi ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Bottom left hand side of OZ Oddometer: 262	Steering head bearings. Looked every where but cant find an alternative bearing part number. Dont want to pay for genuine if possible, So, any one got a SKF or similar bearing number ? Cheers !

12-17-2012, 10:17 AM	#3
buzybraza Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: ESCONDIDO, CA Oddometer: 281	e-bay There is always the e-bay choice..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/KTM-950-Adve...7575bf&vxp=mtr

12-17-2012, 02:17 PM	#4
MotoTex Miles of Smiles Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Tool Shed Oddometer: 678	+1 on the Moose. My local KTM dealer stocks these. If yours doesn't they are in the dealer's aftermarket catalogs. __________________ 13 TRIUMPH TIGER 800XC . . the new kitty in the litterbox 04 KTM 950 Adventure . . . . Farkelization Completed - soon to be up for adoption 00 SUZUKI DRZ-400E. . . . . . DS Plated

12-17-2012, 02:34 PM	#5
MortimerSickle Semi-Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Rainville, Orygun, where moss is a road hazard. Oddometer: 9,934	I don't like tequila, so I found them readily available at the local bearing house. https://www.google.com/search?q=L454...w=1680&bih=918 http://www.garagenight.tv/tag/change...head-bearings/ Edit: I should mention that these two numbers L45449/L45410 make up one bearing. __________________ I miss round headlights. "When I was a young man, I liked to race my horse...." - G.H.W.S. 1878-1962 MortimerSickle screwed with this post 12-17-2012 at 02:43 PM

12-17-2012, 08:01 PM	#9
Zuber Zoob Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Main Street, Shedd, Oregon Oddometer: 1,019	KTM only has one bearing for all models. It should be easy to find a kit. __________________ "Dad, can I get a motorcycle when I grow up?" "Son, you can't do both"

12-17-2012, 05:37 PM	#8
rossguzzi ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Bottom left hand side of OZ Oddometer: 262	I eventually found the info I was after. Those guys are a little rough ! Thanks for your input. Cheers.

12-19-2012, 06:42 AM	#11
rossguzzi ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Bottom left hand side of OZ Oddometer: 262	Timkin L45449 Cheers.

12-20-2012, 11:16 AM	#12
gefr Life is a trip Joined: Nov 2005 Location: East Med, Greece Oddometer: 3,200	Welldone. Great info, good to know. Thnx. __________________ There is always a reason!!

02-04-2013, 11:43 AM	#13
benzine adv Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Nieuwstadt, netherlands Oddometer: 186	Removed my steering head bearings for maintenance and found a rubber o-ring on top of the top bearing, it was like broken and sliced. After a quick look at it and the bearing I was asking myself; why does somebody placces a o-ring on that spot, does it suppose to be there. I'm asking this because the edges of the bearing are to sharp for a o-ring to be there. Can some-one tell me the contents for only the top steering head bearing? Cheers __________________ Todo es possible, para nada es seguro! mooi spul ... hé! www.lc8.nl

02-04-2013, 05:11 PM	#14
go2cnavy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 318	Dennis Kirk has the Moose bearings. I just installed some in my 250. It was very easy. https://www.denniskirk.com/moose/ste...prd/505750.sku Here's a better video. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363572 In the video, the guys reuse the old race to seat the new lower bearing. Instead, I used a large nut with a 1 1/4 inside diameter that slide over the stem to seat the new lower bearing. It was my first time doing a set of steering bearings and it was a piece of cake.

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