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Title: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 03, 2012, 08:45 PM: <a href="http://s1072.photobucket.com/albums/w368/keviboy/Facebook/RACING%20RIPPER%20NEW%20BUILD%202012/?action=view&current=IMAG0297.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w368/keviboy/Facebook/RACING%20RIPPER%20NEW%20BUILD%202012/IMAG0297.jpg" border="0" alt="NEW SE LANDING GEAR FORKS IN CHROME THREADLESS 1 1/8THS">[/url]

hi i need some info!
I'm building a Team PK RIPPER and the semi internal bearings went in fine,as did the new Landing gears fitted the spacer and stem and tightened everything up and there is play of about 2 mm's whats not right as i can't see whats wrong!!
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: pickle on July 03, 2012, 09:14 PM: You need more spacers.......the stem should sit proud of the forks by about 5mm. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: Devilock on July 03, 2012, 11:33 PM: Quote from: pickle on July 03, 2012, 09:14 PM
should sit proud

Rob will come round & show you how it should sit proud... :bondage:
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 04, 2012, 06:33 AM: PLAY IN THE HEADSET ! NOT PLAY WITH IT!!! HE HAD BETTER COME EARLY AS IM UP AN OUT BY 4.30AM!! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 04, 2012, 06:30 PM: Well this afternoon i striped the front down and noticed the, i think its the bottom sleeve to the race needed knocking down a bit more so i did that engaged the forks back into the bottom bearing into the top bearing put the bearing collar cover back and added a 5mm spacer and 2mm spacer and my lully new robinson stem tightened the fangled nutty thing and the stem up and balls there is still about 1mm play in the headset! poxy thing!! what next?? should i take it to the bike shop and see what they say? they are Stanley bridge bikes in WALTHAM ABBEY the guy who manages the shop is into bmx bikes and love's rippers and rides,
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: pickle on July 04, 2012, 06:56 PM: Put up a picture of the top of your stem without the top bolt in :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 04, 2012, 07:11 PM: i can do it at the crack a sparrow tomo as the bike is at work thanks for your time MR P!
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 05, 2012, 01:20 PM: hope this photo bucket thing works!

http://s1072.photobucket.com/albums/w368/keviboy/?action-view&current=IMAG0013.jpg
the star fangled thingy!
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: rooski on July 05, 2012, 06:34 PM: Knock the star nut down a few more mm,and put a spacer on the TOP of the stem,then the top nut and bolt back on :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: pickle on July 05, 2012, 06:42 PM: Are the bearings correct for it? That black spacer should sit flush to the race, it's got a great big gap ???
Title: Re: play in bottom of headset.
Post by: keviboy on July 05, 2012, 09:00 PM: oki doki i will give it a go in the morning! and get back to you......i could be knocking on your door this weekend hahaha have the spanners and sledge hammer on standby!
thank you