So big dogs, a few weeks ago I posted the following question: How do you get a stuck Warrior steering bearing unstuck? Lots of views and no responses later the problem is solved. I figure with all the (expensive) bigger bikes out there, there's also a legion of first time quadders picking up the glut of Warrior carcases. You know the $1300 dollar special...that turns out to need another grand worth of work.

So in my case the last hurdle to me tearing up the trails was a steering with massive horizontal and vertical play and a bearing blown to bits. Further the bearing couldn't be removed by god himself. I know this because after hours of trying I was reduced to a blubbering heap on the ground, trying to bargain with the creator himself. "Like God, I swear if you get this out I'll stop drinking...for like a day...no two days..I'll throw in no swearing for a week," and so on. Apparently he suspected I was lying.

So here's the solution: Best case scenario, you build a tool out of (2) 1 and 1/18" nuts over a 3/4 bolt and pop that bad-boy out.

Now if it doesn't come out you need to contact a hillbilly friend with a large torch, get that sucker red hot...and then pull it out. IMMEDIATLY cool your frame with water or suffer damaged bushings ect as the heat radiates through yout frame.

What you and you buddy will probably discover is the bearing retainer and the surrounding threads are galled. Not to worry...clean with PB Blaster and a wire brush. Next, cover your new bearing retainer and threads with Anti-Sieze. Then work the bearing retainer as far as it will go until you encounter resistance. Turn back again...and again and again until you can get the retainer on clean and snug. Finally, should you and your hillbilly buddy encounter the same problem we did...the retainer would only go so far, leaving a 2mm gap and a slight bit of vertical play in bearings and thus steering, the solution is simple. Take your bearing down to ACE and buy the thinest metal washer (or two) and place on top of bearing, in between it and the retainer. Make sure the washer is the same diameter as the bearing, still allowing the steering rod to go through the hole in bearing center.

Hope this helps!

TK