Gary On A Savage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:It's called a steering stem head. I changed mine last week with a new one taken from a savage that was being parted out at a local m/c salvage yard. Both needed "encouragement" to come off. If you have trouble taking it off, take a rubber mallet and tap it up from the bottom. You may need to work it up side to side.
I've beat on a lot of metal in my life. So words of experience: "rubber mallets" are only for very weak parts that might dent or break easy. If you need to force something like this, use a "Dead blow" hammer. It is a hollow plastic hammer that looks like a sledge hammer, and usually filled with metal beads like BBs. You can hit with a lot of force (almost as much as a real sledgehammer) and the hammer won't bounce back. They come in all sizes. Anyone who works on anything metal/mechanical should have at least one in the medium 2-3Lb. size range.
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Grade-3-LB-Dead-Blow-Hammer-Non-Rebounding/dp/B000R...Not recommending that brand, just an example. Easily worth their weight in sweat alone. Get one, or three; use them. You'll never know how you got by without.
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