Holes in steering stem

250x-pro-Hawk · 08-13-2020, 12:57 PM

Noticed 2 holes in the steering stem, dose anyone have then in theirs?

**JerryHawk250** · 08-13-2020, 01:05 PM

Yes, That's where a Vin plate should be installed but the Hawk is for offroad use only so none was used. I installed a grease zerk in mine and pumped it full of grease. Guaranteed it will have grease on the bearings and will not rust.

250x-pro-Hawk · 08-13-2020, 09:02 PM

Jerry Hawk 250,
That's what I'm going to do but have to take the forks and steering stem apart to drill a bigger hole for the zerk to fit.

Deckard_Cain · 08-14-2020, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 250x-pro-Hawk

Jerry Hawk 250,
That's what I'm going to do but have to take the forks and steering stem apart to drill a bigger hole for the zerk to fit.

I just hit it with an appropriate sized tap coated in grease to catch the metal bits.

250x-pro-Hawk · 08-15-2020, 07:05 AM

Deckard_Cain,
How did that work for you? did the grease catch all of the metal chips? That would save a lot of time from tearing it all apart.

Deckard_Cain · 08-15-2020, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 250x-pro-Hawk

Deckard_Cain,
How did that work for you? did the grease catch all of the metal chips? That would save a lot of time from tearing it all apart.

Seems to have been just fine. I went very slow... Backed off and removed any bigger pieces of metal, went back at it. Applied a small dab of new grease as needed.

Doesn't take long to tap through, the holes are basically the right size, just untapped.

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250x-pro-Hawk Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Northeast P.A. Posts: 11	Jerry Hawk 250, That's what I'm going to do but have to take the forks and steering stem apart to drill a bigger hole for the zerk to fit.
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250x-pro-Hawk Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Northeast P.A. Posts: 11	Deckard_Cain, How did that work for you? did the grease catch all of the metal chips? That would save a lot of time from tearing it all apart.
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