What does a RIFT TOOL look like?

[Mr. BIGGZ]

Hello I was reading my Haynes manual on how to adjust a wobble I'm experiencing with the front end of my GS, and the manual says to use a RIFT to adjust the steering head bearings that might not be aligned right. Can someone tell me what this tool looks like or where to get it from, a picture would be a ton of help. Thanks everyone I'm a newbie on this board and to the GS. 

[sledge]

It has to be a typo......for Rift read Drift.

[ohgood]

ya, that's a drift the manual is advising to use. if you lay a towel on your fuel tank, you won't risk damaging the paint while smacking the drift with a hammer.

here is what a brass (the kind i like) is made of:





don't use brass while installing bearings though- it will usually splinter off small pieces of brass. small pieces of brass are not what you want inside new bearings

[The Buddha]

Take a trip to your favorite scrap yard. Metal scrap. Buy stainless rods in all available sizes. Also buy flat bits of steel or stainless.
Take these to your favorite welder and weld the end of the rod to the center of the plate.
Grind the free ends of the rods to match the item you're drifting - popular tips are angled ~60 degrees, a light bend in it, a stepped shape etc sit against the race or other item that needs punching out and hammer away.
The plate will keep your hand from getting crunched if you miss.
Cool.
Buddha.

[Mr. BIGGZ]

Thanks for clearing that up for me guys! And thanks for the tips!

[bill14224]

Wait a minute!  Before you start smacking your steering head, check your wheel bearings and get the tire balance checked!  Why does everyone here seem to look at the difficult solutions first before the easy ones?? 

[bobthebiker]

tire PRESSURE too. oh and alignment for the wheels. its real easy to get them out of alignment.

[sledge]

Why does everyone here seem to look at the difficult solutions first before the easy ones?? 

Not `everyone does`, its called knowledge and experience and some people have more than others.