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Title: fitting cups
Post by: snoopy72 on October 21, 2014, 05:44 PM: Hi, what is the most common for fitting the headset and bb cups into the frame ?

1. dry
2. grease
3. bearing lock (loctite)

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: Gish on October 21, 2014, 05:49 PM: Use grease then if you ever need to remove them it's a nice easy process :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: CustardLips on October 21, 2014, 05:51 PM: Stick your cups in the freezer for a couple of hours before hand. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: john4130 on October 21, 2014, 08:23 PM: you forgot to put a big hammer. :)
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: pickle on October 21, 2014, 08:26 PM: Quote from: CustardLips on October 21, 2014, 05:51 PM
Stick your cups in the freezer for a couple of hours before hand. :daumenhoch:

I have to say I've never found this to make the slightest difference?

Grease the frame, line up the cups, bit of wood over the top and whack with a lump hammer
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: CustardLips on October 21, 2014, 08:43 PM: Quote from: pickle on October 21, 2014, 08:26 PM
Quote from: CustardLips on October 21, 2014, 05:51 PM
Stick your cups in the freezer for a couple of hours before hand. :daumenhoch:

I have to say I've never found this to make the slightest difference?

Grease the frame, line up the cups, bit of wood over the top and whack with a lump hammer
Not saying you don't need any of the above utensils but deffo makes it easier. Who wants to be twatting fcuk out of a freshly powdered frame any more than they have to... or any frame for that matter ??? Not me. "nono"
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: pickle on October 21, 2014, 08:47 PM: Agreed, have to be careful with a nice powder job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on October 21, 2014, 08:56 PM: Grind the the edge of the cup away to slip em in
Title: Re: fitting cups
Post by: hokuspokus74 on October 22, 2014, 12:19 AM: make a crank press and head tube one aswell but make sure you get good thick washers,i got my old boss to make me ones dont think they will ever bend with the pressure of getting cups in :daumenhoch: