Hmm, the recent trend is “decluttering?” (throwing out garbage).
Will I use it? I think it’s wasteful, and there are things that have been sitting around for years now, aren’t there?
Camera original boxes
Included attachments (washers and vacuums)
Unused PP containers
Paper-related items
Once I started throwing things out aggressively, it felt pretty good.
But strangely, the shop doesn’t look any different at first glance. It’s fun to reduce the hidden clutter around you too.
Just so it doesn’t turn into a junk house…
We’re going to replace the stem bearings.
The stem and fork from a Z1000J-1? Will they fit right in? I didn’t ask much about it…
One reason for Kawasaki’s popularity is their generous compatibility, right?
The stem side was cut and pulled out with a puller, so there’s nothing left (it’s all in pieces).
The way it moves doesn’t seem too bad.
If you do a thorough cleaning at times like this, it might bring good luck.
I want to use ball bearings only on the upper side.
We used Suzuki 09267-25009.
As always, pressing in with hydraulics makes it easy.
It’s reassuring to check visually.
The issue with Kawasaki’s lower seal is tough.
When substitutes work, I’d rather not use this seal. It works too well and makes the adjustment finicky.
It takes a bit of technique to install, but this Honda seal fits Kawasaki systems perfectly! It’s a current-style seal with low resistance, so steering setup is easy too.
This seal won’t just drop in as-is, so I’ll leave the details for later.
Shaft outer diameter = 28φ
Seal inner diameter = 30φ
So it’s loose. If you don’t center the seal properly during assembly, it can end up too tight instead.
But when you put the lower bearing on, the fit is surprisingly good, so it works out to a decent degree. To be precise, the stem drops down by the thickness of the seal.
We also applied Guncoat to the small parts.
Double nuts on the stem are absolutely easier. I can see why most of them end up with double nuts.
The shaft has no bend. We cleaned up behind the fender.
It should be fine for now, but direct bolting of plastic fenders is a bit… you should take precautions.
Install a stepped (flanged) spacer to keep the metal from bottoming out, otherwise it’s not ideal. (The plastic cracks, the plastic shrinks and clamping force drops) and so on.
We installed a reliable DID ZVMX2 drive chain.
We plan to finish the rest today.
Work progress
● Steering stem bearing replacement
● Small parts Guncoat
● Drive chain replacement
● Brake hose disassembly, reusable parts polished
● Caliper removal
