fitting fork bearing races in frame

[Boothy_the_makem]

hi, all. this is my first lambretta build and i have the top and bottom fork races to fit, have tried to fit the top one the other day but it seems over tolerance and was short on time so left it for now. Anyway i want to fit them tommorow and put the forks in, am not back in work till next week so cant measure them till then, has anybody had any problems fitting these being oversize etc ?

am thinking of putting them in the freezer and getting a hairdryer on the frame and using some light oil instead of grease, also filing a slight chamfer on the edge,

whats a good drift to use ? any tips ??

cheers

[WINTERMODEL150]

Had this a couple of times before its normally indian rubbish,i had my ones turned down to the correct size then fitted with a dab of lock tight.

Can you use the old ones with new bearings?

Dean

[Boothy_the_makem]

the old ones were pitted , infact the race that sits over the forks fell apart, thats why i ordered all new, and not indian rubish, they are from MB so should be good ,,, i hope lol .

[Boothy_the_makem]

measured them today and the new ones are a few thou oversized, might get away with taking some off with emery a bit at a time till they match the old ones.
so just as you said winter, cheers mate, bit dissapointing as rather than cheap indian these were expensive .

[Boothy_the_makem]

am waiting to get these machined down in work, its holding me up at the moment, will have to start a thread with pics of the build when it gets going properly