Steering column won't come out?

[Zakalwe]

I'm trying to remove the entire front fork assembly / steering column from one Gilera DNA and move it to the other. Looking at diagrams like this here https://www.easyparts.nl/showdrawing/12441/109526/525/0-4019-1-m415-m363-m6259-m12441-s12447-d109526/Fork-steering-tube---Steering-bearing-unit.html we've removed every possible bolt keeping it in, and watching people disassemble steering columns on youtube, it should just slide right out, but it won't. we tried hitting the top with a hammer incase it was just lodged but it's definitely not just stuck in from age.

Anyone know what we're doing wrong?

[Riejufixing]

Photos of what you have.

[Teflon-Mike]

I imagine you have taken off the top nut that holds the top yoke in place, but NOT the nut beneath that puts the pre-load on the bearings, probably because it dont look like a nut, it'll be a sort of ring with six or eight slots in it, that needs a special spanner or C-spanner to undo....
Oft chewed to bludgery by folk without a slot-spanner or suitable C-Spanner trying to undo it with a hammer and chissel or similar.
Beneath them is the bearing races, and if the steering stem actually moves side to side like steering the forks... it aint 'stuck'.. there's something, likely the castle but under the top yoke still holding it in...
WHEN that comes out.... get ready to catch the loose balls! It usually goes as an avalanche.... new bearings required... cos sods says you will find all but ONE of the old bearing balls... whether they were salvageable or not!
A Haynes diagram or an exploded parts microfishe IF you really are a cheap-wad, in ENGKISH I find also helps.... especially when working on latin-loverlies, where the manuals tend to be left in the native italian!
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[WD Forte]

I think Mikes refering to the Balhoofdborgmoer
not to be confused with the Balhoofdmoer
You do know the Balhoofdlager is probably a tapered roller?
and if its bitten into the stem, will need removing first, especially
if it was tight to begin with and walloped on with a tube.
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[Zakalwe]

[WD Forte]

have you tried setting fire to it?
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[Zakalwe]

https://imgur.com/a/xRSRIvi pic

[Riejufixing]

Could just be tight. I take it you're not trying to salvage the bearing? You could try warming it up.

[Zakalwe]

[Riejufixing]

[MarJay]

[Riejufixing]

[Zakalwe]

[WD Forte]

I stand corrupted, that's not tapered rollers
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[cb1rocket]

just take the wheel and forks off, be so much easier!
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