hey guys...few questions. I am looking over my clymer manual to tighten the adjuster nut on the top of the bearing, do I need to take off the top end and the locknut? I thought I saw in another thread that with a punch and hammer I could adjust it, but no such luck. I am not opposed to taking of the top handlebars and such, but I just need to know.
The most conclusive way to correctly adjust is by completly removing the bars and upper tripple tree clamp, then you truely have access to the adjuster nut, and please don't hammer it with a punch.... do a search for the mc master carr spanner. When torqued to the point that the preinspected and lubed bearings begin to get tight, reinstall the top clamps with the tabbed washer AND the oring, and torque those down, I say there is no reason to add a damper to the system, the whole thing works well when assembled correctly....
I outlined this in the Concourier artical named " shake rattle, and roll"... go find it.