05' yz250 steering bearing removal?

[krazykyle85]

i have a 2005 yz250 that i have been ridding for about 9 months now. over the summer i took it apart to rebuild and grease everything. the steering head bearing was full of dirt/glamis sand and rust... i bought the replacment bearings, but cant get the old bearing race out of the steering head. i know that the aluminum frame and steel outer bearing race are going to be a problem. i dremeled the race in half in to diffrent spot. i bought a special tool for the job. i have a propane torch and am heating the race and frame. i dont know what to do, besides buy a new frame. the real problem is on the underside of the steering steem of the frame were it holds the outer race it has a lip that extends as far as the bearing race. so the heating, the bearing race removal tool, and the cut in the race are no help since when i hit the removal tool it is just hiting part of the frame not the bearing race. please help..... thanks

 

[showtime586]

The seat has to be there to provide something for the bearing race to snug up against. Otherwise, the race would just push down inside the head tube.
Take a look at the similiar post in this forum for additional info on how to remove stubborn races.