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Headset/fork wobble

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oldtired:
+1
this was a more extreme example but sure you'll get the idea you can get race seats in different sizes but a shim is easyer use beer/coke tins or soup tins or similar to get thicker shims, pack it out so that  you to have to force the bearing seat on the crown to eliminate the play if you dont the head set will crack or you will damage the crown on the forks, these ones were ready to be tapped down to secure the race seat 

punkdSICO:
Ahhh!!!  I get it :)

I was reading "shim" as removing girth from the forks and clearly, I need to add girth to my forks.  So, I use a coke can to add girth!  Nice..  I have done this before with a seat post so, cool...

And those pics above were great!!

Many many thanks for the effort, guys...

I might not be back onto this for a few days as quite oftem dont get time during the week, but, I will report progress back to the forum..

thanks again,

Paul

oldschoolib:
are you using the right size bearings ?
just a thought, if you are shim it like steve said

1mancity2:
The crown race should be a tight fit so shim the fork to fit and all will be perfect  :daumenhoch:

punkdSICO:
Putting some loving back into the forum..

I did the coke can think and works fab!!  I put some folds in the can to ensure the can says in place, as shown:





Finally, with it all assembled and clamped down, pretty much invisible:



Huge thanks to all that helped out!!

Paul

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