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jonclark180
04-14-2011, 06:29 PM
hey i know it may be stupid to question, but im fairly upset. i cant get it! how do you install a +2 steering stem on a trx450r? please help. im at the tire rod part lol

2000ex
04-14-2011, 06:52 PM
The same way you install a regular stem.

jonclark180
04-14-2011, 07:04 PM
yeah i understand that. but im in the process of taking off my stock stem. im stuck at the tie rod ends and the bottom of the stem where the bearing is

jonclark180
04-14-2011, 07:10 PM
yeah that where im stuck. i cant take the nuts off.

jonclark180
04-14-2011, 07:11 PM
im loosening them but nothing is happening. idk if i need to hold the top part with a wrench??idk

CJM
04-14-2011, 07:22 PM
You need a 14mm wrench I recall, push the boot up a bit and you will see a spot where you put the wrench, then you put a wrench on the nut. The upper wrench holds the tie rod so it dont move.

jonclark180
04-14-2011, 07:51 PM
thanks you guys a ton! i got it off sweet!

CJM
04-14-2011, 07:56 PM
happy you got it off, I did the same thing when I took mine off the first time too!

jonclark180
04-14-2011, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by rpfeifer11
The same exact way as a stock one. You just bolt the stuff back on that you took off of the stock one. Depending on your bar height you will probably need extended brake lines. Let me know if you do because I have a set for sale.

yeah i do need a set of extended brake lines. what you got?