hey i have a 2003 banshee im tearing apart to powdercoat the frame how do you remove the steering stem bearing i used a rubber mallet but it didnt budge what else can i do or is there any special tricks on getting it out let me know thanks

 

Have you removed the nut? The one with hex on the inside and threads on the outside that is on top of the bearing. If so, the bearing usually falls out.

 

alright i just went out and looked at it i took off the black rubber pieces on the outside so then i saw the hex nut alright i got this far how do i go about getting that hex nut off do i need a big allen wrench if so what size and can i find it at any tool store

 

Well, you have couple options.

1) Go to the Yamaha dealer and let them charge you out the *** to pull it.

2) Take a chisel and hammer and tap it around to loosen it. Usually they aren't too tight and your '03 shouldn't be rusted.

3) The best and easiest way is to run down to the hardware store and find a bolt that has a head that fits close to the size of the hex inside the nut. Buy it and two nuts for it. Jamb the nuts together on the end of the bolt (if you don't know what I mean take two wrenches and tighten the nuts to each other). The put the head of the bolt in the bearing nut and loosen it by turning the bolt nut on the bottom. This is what I have built and I have took probably 12-15 bearings out with it. I had one bearing nut that was extremely tight and I ended up tack welding the bolt nut to the bolt to remove it because I couldn't jamb the nuts together tight enough. I can try to get you a pic of the tool I made, but I don't know when I can get it to you.

 

think i know what your talking about the tool if you can a pic would be nice but i think i understood you right if you can can you get the size of the top you used to put in the hex bolt it would make it easier for me to find at the store instead of making 2 trips to get the right size

 

Head of the bolt I use is 1 1/8". It is not a tight fit but it works. I think 1 1/4" is too large. I am not positive but I am pretty sure its a 3/4" bolt.

 

alright so a 1 1/8 socket will fit on the head and the thread body is 3/4 thick

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]You got it!

 

alright today i went to the hardware store and bought the nuts n bolt i went home and did what you said it works that was a great idea AlkyBurninX so then i went to East Coast Atv after that and droped off my frame to get powder coated candy red ill get pics of it when i get it back

 

Glad it worked for you. Poor boys have poor ways[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img].

Are you going to have silver vein as a basecoat? I saw one frame that was red candy translucent over silver vein base and it looked awesome.