OTC4796 Steering Neck Bearing Race Remover

The lip is way to thick to get beneath the races . It would need to ground off to 25% of what it is now, and I'm afraid it will be to weak at that thickness.. It's going back .. Sadly the proper one is 3 times the price .. My bike is a 1991 Harley FXSTS Springer ..

Used it to remove Harley steering neck bearings. Harley doesn’t leave much to get a bite on with any tool but this tool in particular did not grip well at all. Once tightened it would just pop out with a couple hits. After making a slight gap with a chisel it managed to get a grip on the bearing but it could be improved with more of an angle on the tooth of the tool so I will be grinding it and modifying it for the next time. In the end I must say, it did work for a job I never could have done without it, but it was still a big pain in the @$$! Also it might work better on other bikes but it’s not very Harley friendly, v-rod in particular.

Used on Triumph Thruxton , new Triumph classic series. The bearing races are almost flush with neck stem. Triumph forum regales with horrors stories of removing the stock races for replacement. Hours/ days of fiddling,tears and cutting with dremmels etc. . Being low talent mechanic I wanted to avoid this.Purchased this item and once I got to this removal step it was painless. Just position at right point , tighten . Position a piece of wood to allow hitting with a hammer and both were out in 10 minutes first try. I had more trouble putting the new bearing races in the steering stem.Another lesson in having the right tool for the job.

Device worked great getting the races out of the Harley Magram it’s beautiful highly recommend it

Took two races out of one wheel on my motorcycle. Still have to change the two in the back wheel