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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2135 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #15 - 03/11/20 at 01:46:05 It is made from auluminium. And because aluminum expands more than steel, it comes loose when you heat it up.
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Reply #16 - 03/11/20 at 05:52:26

zevenenergie wrote on 03/11/20 at 01:46:05:

It is made from auluminium. And because aluminum expands more than steel, it comes loose when you heat it up.

Its a dirty mystery alloy with aluminum in it. Its probably fine with you use a hair dryer or a heat gun, but its supposed to be a super super tight nearly interference fit. I'd not go past a heat gun - like no blow torches etc.
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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2135 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #17 - 03/11/20 at 08:43:08 No, just crappity smack it. Use a blow torch and heat it to 250celcius,and hit it with a mallet. Otherwise this topic will never end
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Reply #18 - 03/11/20 at 09:47:29

zevenenergie wrote on 03/11/20 at 08:43:08:

No, just crappity smack it.
Use a blow torch and heat it to 250celcius,and hit it with a mallet.
Otherwise this topic will never end Roll Eyes

Yea blow torch the sucker.
I dunno about Netherlands, but in US of A I got no way to stop blow torch at 250C - in fact most people don't even know what 250C is, I do, I still cant stop the blow torch there.
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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2135 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #19 - 03/11/20 at 10:08:25 Just use your finger as a feeler, and when you hit, put your finger between the hammer and the plate, to soften the blow.
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srinath Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5349	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #20 - 03/11/20 at 10:12:32 zevenenergie wrote on 03/11/20 at 10:08:25: Just use your finger as a feeler, and when you hit, put your finger between the hammer and the plate, to soften the blow. Don't forget to use your finger to check temperature of torch, then the metal its been heating, that's how you know 250C. Cool. Srinath.
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RocketScienceSmurf Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 268 Sweden Gender:	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #21 - 03/12/20 at 00:03:27 As we say in Sweden: This thread derailed quickly I will give moderate heat and gently pushing the top part up with the use of the nut between a try in a little while. I think I can also borrow or build a induction heater.
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Hiko Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 250 Tauranga New Zealand Gender:	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #22 - 03/12/20 at 00:30:21 Definitely worth a try doing that Good luck!
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zevenenergie Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2135 The Netherlands Den Haag	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #23 - 03/12/20 at 01:29:21 As we say in Sweden: I will give moderate heat and gently pushing the top part up with the use of the nut between a try in a little while. I think I can also borrow or build a induction heater. Are you teling me it is still on there??? ;) You work on motorcycles like old people f##k Just hit it, for Tor,s sake.
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Reply #24 - 03/12/20 at 05:27:17

zevenenergie wrote on 03/12/20 at 01:29:21:

As we say in Sweden:

I will give moderate heat and gently pushing the top part up with the use of the nut between a try in a little while. I think I can also borrow or build a induction heater.

Are you teling me it is still on there??? Shocked

;)
You work on motorcycles like old people f##k

Just hit it, for Tor,s sake.

https://i.imgur.com/TFujPzOl.png

OMG its been on there for a year, and now you're building an induction heater.
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2655 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #25 - 03/12/20 at 06:38:25 I get the feeling that this might be one of those threads that goes 10...maybe 20 pages. Hit the dang thing with a hammer and allow us to get on with life.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #26 - 03/12/20 at 09:51:45 Are you saying you haven't loosened the nut? That's gonna be important,,
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Re: Removing the steering stem
Reply #27 - 03/13/20 at 00:53:14

The top nut is off and I tried to remove everything last summer when I was changing the seals in the front fork but I couldn't get the parts off despite trying with heat and WD40 or similar so I left it the way it was.

I tried some kind of puller but it was difficult to get a good grip on the top part and I even tried my hammer drill to try and loosen it but nothing worked. It is properly stuck there. I am afraid I will damage some parts if I apply any more brute force but I really need to remove it if I am going to be able to sand blast and repaint the frame and also the steering bearing are shot so I need to replace those.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2655 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #28 - 03/13/20 at 04:07:36 So what is the fear of forcefully removing the upper triple clamp? They are readily available on eBay for $20 to $40USD. A side load with a 2lb hammer and it’s off.
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srinath Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5349	Re: Removing the steering stem Reply #29 - 03/13/20 at 05:22:31 Pulling it is a recipe to damage it. You want to try to rotate it. That crappity smack it with a rubber mallet is the way to go. Sideways, you are trying to rotate it not pull it up. Don't pull it, don't heat it - crappity smack it sideways like Zevereniegie said. Cool. Srinath.
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