Help to Remove Steering Stem on T4 Model

[JoeW]

To get that lower bearing off, I use a chisel and split the bearing cage, it gets all the rollers out of the way. Now you can clamp the lower clamp in a vise with soft jaws, and drive the race off using the chisel against the upper lip on race. You can warm the inner race with a propane torch, most of the time it's not necessary

[SED]

Hi Don,

Congrats on getting it apart.  I replaced the seals and cartridges in both the LMIII and Monza and they were very similar.  If the T-4 is the same the second page of this topic may help:
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=75441.30

[Guzzi_Don]

Hi Don,

Congrats on getting it apart.  I replaced the seals and cartridges in both the LMIII and Monza and they were very similar.  If the T-4 is the same the second page of this topic may help:
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=75441.30

Thanks Shawn,

That link did show some interesting stuff on how to dismantle the fork tubes for rebuilding.

Cheers

[Guzzi_Don]

Tonight I completed the last little bit on the steering stem disassembly. I removed the lower inner bear that was on the lower end of the steering stem. I prised the bearing retainer outwards until I had distorted it enough to snip it with the tin snips. Then pulled it away so all the rollers could fall out. With that removed I then  took to the inner race that was pressed onto the stem with a small angle grinder. I only had a cut-off wheel though and not a wider grinding wheel which would have made the job easier.

I persevered with the cut-off wheel and went a bit deep in a couple of places but got it off in the end. See following pics.







Now I am waiting on parts to arrive before I can do any more work. Or maybe I could pull the front forks apart and see how they work.

All good times ahead.

Thanks for all help offered.

[Yeti]

The only other way is to press the shaft out of the lower tripple clamp, the hammer approach will only knacker the threads or bend the shaft. Guess how I found out.

[dibble]

Does the stem come out of the Yokes on these, it dosen't on Californias, I found out the expensive way.

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I knew a piece of wood on top would work, sure you prob mangled that wood but it's a hell of a lot less danger of damaging the steerer than even brass plate   
I have done the same on several old bicycles when I was wrenching at the co-op and it always worked fine.

and to Chuck 

[Chuck in Indiana]

I knew a piece of wood on top would work, sure you prob mangled that wood but it's a hell of a lot less danger of damaging the steerer than even brass plate   
I have done the same on several old bicycles when I was wrenching at the co-op and it always worked fine.

and to Chuck 

Meh, he was just lucky.. 

[Guzzi_Don]

Meh, he was just lucky.. 

I would say talented and resourceful.