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Headset Fitting?

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griff:

--- Quote from: rollin72 on November 02, 2010, 11:56 PM --- :wtf:
this is the fun part..man up, get the biggest hammer you can find..AND FOOKIN twat IT >:D

--- End quote ---

balls to that - I'm not going near my forks with a bloody hammer (would end up with an oval tube)

stidds:
I use a piece of threaded bar, some big washers and some nuts to put headset cups in.  When putting the headset bearing race on the forks I use a long piece of pipe which fits over the fork tube onto the race and then I tap the top with a hammer.

bobafett:

As Sean (stidds) says above - home made press is the way  :daumenhoch:

Here's how I do it..........

1. Use a dremmel to clean the insides of the head tube / bottom bracket hanger of any overspray/debris/imperfections.
2. Pop the bearing cups in a food baggy and sit them in the freezer for a couple of hours.
3. Grease the head tube / bottom bracket hanger & the cups.
4. Give them a gentle tap with a rubber or wooden mallet to start them off.
5. Press them in using a home made press ( short length of 10mm threaded bar with some drilled thick plate and a couple of 10mm washers & nuts)

Simple  :)

As for the bearing race I've never had one that needed more than a gentle persuasion with a soft edged chisel and a little tap from a mallet - I like Sean's idea with the tube that fits over the steerer though ;)

griff:
Thanks to all for the advice and especially to hutchman for the kind offer of help

All being well will have the thing in tonight :)

cheers

griff

MartyC:
I tend to use the right tool for the job and I don't mean Pete Quad who in general is a right tool  :daumenhoch:  :LolLolLolLol:

A bearing press is worth the investment if you are planning on a few builds, I have one like this:



Works a treat all the time, every time  :daumenhoch:

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