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1979 Tange Meriter Headset

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Gnarlyscoots:
This came with a 1981 Torker frameset that I recently finished. I did post a thread regarding it and gathered much information too.





I found it was a 1979 model Tange Meriter sealed headset. Upon inspection, I found that it had grooves along the interior of the bearing for what I assumed was re-greasing. I flushed the bearings with petrol, allowed to dry and then repacked with grease.

I then fitted onto the Torker and it seemed okay and ran smooth. After approximately 4 days of riding, it became stiffer and seemed to grind a little when turning. So I decided to replace the headset with a Beartrap II. Anyways, today, I thought I would strip down the bearings and see what, or if, could be done.



Having now had time to inspect it and not fearing pulling it apart as it seemed naffed anyways, I have found that I can actually seperate the bearing cases, albeit a bit fiddly, and actually thoroughly clean the insides and repack properly. The first picture and the bearing to the left of the second picture is still sealed but removed from the cup (which was not the easiest of tasks) and the bearing to the right is prized open but still fitted in the cup. I thought I would try them both in different ways.





Having removed all the hardened grease that the petrol did not touch and thoroughly cleaned all the surfaces, I repacked with grease, fitted the bearings (that were/are in amazing shape for the year) and tried to press the top cap in again. No luck with the other half of the case still mounted inside the cup, so removed all the bearings, the outer case from cup, refitted the bearings and with a bit of fiddling and experimenting, managed to fit the bearing cap. All cleaned up and pressed back into the cup. The bearing to the left of the second picture is what they looked like before cleaning, yikes!




Anyway, after a couple of hours of experimenting and figuring out the best way to achieve my goal, they are both repacked with grease, fitted to the bearing cups, run smooth as butter and ready to roll if I decide to refit them.




Hope it helps someone in the future. Any questions, feel free to PM me.

Bigplinky:
Very nice never seen one of those  :daumenhoch:

lk_97:
Very nice :daumenhoch:

bobafett:

Lovely  ;)

rad_pitt:
Proper cool headset Terry  :coolsmiley:

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