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raptorguy
02-23-2006, 06:36 AM
Alright guys,
Feel kinda dumb asking this but its been a long winter. First I completely stripped down my race bike and now putting back together. I have a walsh front end, do the tie rod ends at the stem go up from the bottom or down from the top, cause I looked at an 06 stocker and they go from the top down (i.e. castle on bottom of pitman arm.
I also I have the same question for the set of gibsons that I bought used for my practice bike, I have no directions. Also on the gibsons, I looked at a 400EX and the king pins pull all the way down to the last shoulder into the spindle. I cannot get my top kingpins to do that. Do the spindles need to be reamed like the old Raptor set up or is that how they seat, my Housers did not seat all the way, but the were tapered. Anyone with pics would be great. Thanks

Jersey450R
02-23-2006, 08:29 AM
spindles need reaming
castle nuts on bottom

raptorguy
02-24-2006, 06:00 AM
Spindles need reaming? K&K states that they do not. Is this first hand information.