[kolu]

Hi everybody, I have tried searching but can’t find any definitive step-by-step answer/guide: what would be the ideal sequence of reassembling the front end back onto bike? I have taken the top yoke off to inspect and grease bearings but after putting all back together my front wheel goes slightly left and even my forks seem to protrude through the top yoke a half mm differ on one side. Is it because I had the wheel on the forks during the job and I haven’t jacked the stuff off the ground completely?
I would assume that:
1) stem through, bearings on, preload, work left-right 6x, set preload nut 1/4 turn back, spacer and locknut.
This should leave me with bottom yoke aligned against the head and correctly loaded.
2) top yoke on, tighten nut just to make snug, drive forks through yokes to get them align against each other, tighten clamps, wiggle to align and then tighten top yoke nut? How to tighten top yoke nut without skewing the forks out of alignment again?
3) loose clamps a bit, slide forks to correct height and lock again, bottom yoke first.
4) wheel on. Should wheel self-align or do I have to do some magic there as well?

Sorry for long and stupid post. I want to learn how to do this. I have all the tools (torque wrenches, breaker bar, cage nut socket, etc) but after last weekend I ended up with bike that doesn’t inspire much confidence during cornering (it tends to dip in when turning right) and can’t really afford to get it done by garage... thanks for any tips