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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: m5 paul on May 13, 2011, 05:13 PM

Title: Headset Confusion
Post by: m5 paul on May 13, 2011, 05:13 PM

Bought a Tange headset from Ed and have gone to fit it today into the Skywat and, well, let the pictures do the talking.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j303/330paul/BMX/skywat/headset1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j303/330paul/BMX/skywat/headset2.jpg)

Obviously i can't tighten the locknut down any further so what is the solution? Do I need to fit more washers? Do I have an abnormally long threaded tube ;D or do i have to use something else?

Help/guidance/praying appreciated!!!

Title: Re: Headset Confusion
Post by: MartyC on May 13, 2011, 05:21 PM

Yep, thicker washer or a Headlock  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Headset Confusion
Post by: m5 paul on May 13, 2011, 05:25 PM

Quote from: MartyC on May 13, 2011, 05:21 PM

Yep, thicker washer or a Headlock  :daumenhoch:

Thought so, will put a wanted ad up for any orphan washers :D as the only ones I have now are either black or so nailed that they look like they have been dug up from the bottom of the thames :( .

Title: Re: Headset Confusion
Post by: 58 delray on May 13, 2011, 05:37 PM

you have the small version lock nut, there is a deeper version also which would maybe solve your problem  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Headset Confusion
Post by: jT Racing on May 16, 2011, 12:43 PM

How does it look at the bottom near the bearing race?