Headstock spacer

Ive got frame back from powder coat and thought get bearings in headstock
This was in between festive stuffing etc .Anyway I cant find spacer does anybody know the length of spacer :?:
Sorry its a dull question
Hope you all had a good christmas
I will post pics of interstate build not sure about bitsa build might upset the purists :roll:

Do you have access to the 750 - 850 factory manual? I had to make one for a 750 a few months ago. The dimensions of the headstock spacer is listed. Maybe some members can refer to this or advise an on-line version? I'm away on holiday at present and don't have any info with me. Good luck.

Mick

I didn't have one in my forks and I don't see one in the parts diagrams. I installed tapered roller bearings ( headstock-bearings-t2283.html ) the adjustment is a lot easier. Even with balls and races, the procedure is to loosen the fork tube clamping nuts, the fork head race adjuster nut and the crown and collumn lock nut, use a special wrench to tighten the first nut (the fork head race adjuster nut ), then tighten the others when all play has been eliminated while having a smooth movement :shock:

Get peace of mind, put in tapered rollers :wink:

Jean

oldman said:

Ive got frame back from powder coat and thought get bearings in headstock
This was in between festive stuffing etc .Anyway I cant find spacer does anybody know the length of spacer :?:
Sorry its a dull question
Hope you all had a good christmas
I will post pics of interstate build not sure about bitsa build might upset the purists :roll:

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I should be able to get a measurement hopefully tomorrow nite.

The one out of my frame measures 5.025''
book says 5.060''

Jeandr said:

I didn't have one in my forks and I don't see one in the parts diagrams.

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But your headstock is the pre-'71 type, which originally had adjustable cup and cone bearings, so does not require a spacer.
The later non-adjustabe sealed ball bearing headstocks certainly do need the spacer to stop the bearings from being side loaded when the stem nut is tightened.
Personally I see no reason to change the later bearings for taper rollers, as the sealed ball bearings do not appear to cause any problems.
http://www.nortonmotors.de/ANIL/Norton% ... 11&Part=36

L.A.B. said:

Jeandr said:

I didn't have one in my forks and I don't see one in the parts diagrams.

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But your headstock is the pre-'71 type, which originally had adjustable cup and cone bearings, so does not require a spacer.
The later non-adjustabe sealed ball bearing headstocks certainly do need the spacer to stop the bearings from being side loaded when the stem nut is tightened.
Personally I see no reason to change the later bearings for taper rollers, as the sealed ball bearings do not appear to cause any problems.
http://www.nortonmotors.de/ANIL/Norton% ... 11&Part=36

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Ahhh I see, what a dunce I am

Jean