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Title: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: Clean on July 07, 2012, 02:44 PM: A noob question, I know, and you would think I would remember after four builds, but here goes...

Bearing races in the headset and BB orientate oppositely, as I remember, but which is which? :-\

In a headset do the open side of the races face outwards towards the crowns, or inwards towards the cups? ???

Ditto for the BB races (OPC Looseball)? ???

Thanks,

Clean.

*ps* Feel free to take the pish, especially Spen. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: oldschoolace on July 07, 2012, 02:54 PM: Try these

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii292/butcherbobhayes/tioga_cat05.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii292/butcherbobhayes/tioga_cat06.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii292/butcherbobhayes/tange_parts02.jpg)
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: hunterdubber on July 07, 2012, 04:13 PM: Open bit always faces the crown Rich :)

i.e

both face outward on conventional headset

both face down on a Hatta or Tange 125 lp type headset
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: rick1970 on July 07, 2012, 04:46 PM: :wtf: not again ricardo :LolLolLolLol: brace en cup balls en crown ;)
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: Badbaldie on July 07, 2012, 04:47 PM: ball bearings :shocked: , dont you just put lots of grease in :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: In2 bmx on July 07, 2012, 04:58 PM: All that diving is giving you the bends .. More ! Rich
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: Clean on July 07, 2012, 05:04 PM: For some reason I am still convinced that on the Bottom Bracket the race goes the opposite way. :idiot2:

Fooking idiot, Clean. :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: bobbbbsy on July 07, 2012, 05:08 PM: you should know by how the bearings connect with the runners + they wont assemble correctly the wrong way round !
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: meticulous on July 08, 2012, 01:06 PM: Quote from: Clean on July 07, 2012, 05:04 PM
For some reason I am still convinced that on the Bottom Bracket the race goes the opposite way. :idiot2:

Fooking idiot, Clean. :uglystupid2:

it does, your right, the open bit of the bearing face's inwards towards the cup....
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: Clean on July 08, 2012, 01:25 PM: Quote from: meticulous on July 08, 2012, 01:06 PM

it does, your right, the open bit of the bearing face's inwards towards the cup....

That's what I thought, and is how I put my others together; thanks. :daumenhoch:

Looks like there are a lot of RADsters with badly built bottom brackets out there if this thread is anything to go by! :2funny:
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 08, 2012, 01:29 PM: If you put it together dry ie no grease, both ways round you will see that there is a right and a wrong way. The race will sit completely flush one way only.

You should have bought a GT! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: After four builds I should know this by now.......
Post by: Spen69 on July 08, 2012, 01:36 PM: Rich you are simply a retard. Bring it with you and I will show you you when you pick up your bike stand later- you'll have to get your hads dirty for once you fookin ponce :knuppel2: :knuppel2::yahoo_silent: :yahoo_silent: