any tips for removing lower steering bearing?

 Removing the lower bearing from the steering stem seems problematic.
I'm guessing there's a special tool. I'm also guessing there's another
way. So far, all my ideas seem a little brutal.

TIA,
Dean

 on the Yamaha I cut them off,
I have not tried a gasgas <yet>
they are pressed on right?
I used a small cut off wheel
to cut thru the outer part then
when I got down to the last bit
out came the wee tiny dremel tool
then rather than doing the blast the
stem with the Co2 & cook the bearing
trick I just to it to the shop and pressed it on
john

 
I've done similar, but I use an angle grinder to remove the pressed on
race. I don't cut into it at 90 degrees, but rather grind it away
slowly. When it gets really thin, it will turn very blue and the heat
will cause it to swell and crack keeping you from getting into the
post with the grinder. That was before I had a welder. Now I would
probably just a bead around the race and remove it while hot.

 
I did that last week, on my RM125.
I used an old sharp screwdriver, a hammer and lots of patience...
Didn't take long though.

service manual call for a special tool.

:)

good luck!

-- Tiago

 Hi!

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:36:01 -0800 (PST), Dean H wrote:

BTDT just three days ago. Yamaha YZ426F, Model 2001. Yes, it was brutal,
involved a hot air gun and a (high quality) punch together with the
inevitable BFEM. If you work the outer bearing race in a crisscross
manner, it will eventuelly work itself out. Don't hesitate to bang it
hard.

I don't think that there's a special tool that will solve the issue with
less force.

Cheers,
Volker

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