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Title: Removing headset
Post by: highrisedrifter on May 10, 2007, 03:01 PM

Can anyone tell me the easiest way of removing a headset from a F&F please?

My Streetbeat has a black one in it and this goes against the colour scheme of the build.

Thanks

HRD

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: dj_benice on May 10, 2007, 03:03 PM

I use a drift save marking the cups, basically a square shaft screwdriver thats been snapped and smoothed will do the jobs line her up square and thwack with hammer hey presto no marks  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: thebigdog on May 10, 2007, 03:21 PM

What he said  :)

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: highrisedrifter on May 10, 2007, 03:27 PM

Thanks chaps. I'm not bothered about marking the headeset as i'm going to jam it down the throat of the idiot who decided, against my wishes and knowledge, that a black headset would look better than the chrome one I asked for. Numpty.

I want to keep the frame unmarked however.

Many thanks

HRD

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: pickle on May 10, 2007, 03:51 PM

There is only one method....as instructed above.....hit each cup from within the head tube and slowly work your way round so you try and get it to come out straight.  Can't gaurentee it won't pull any paint off with it though, depends on the quality of finish and how tight the cups are set in there??

Best of luck though mate  :daumenhoch:

Oh and take your time and don't go at it like a 15 year old virgin  ;)

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: highrisedrifter on May 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

Quote from: pickle on May 10, 2007, 03:51 PM

Oh and take your time and don't go at it like a 15 year old virgin  ;)

I'm a typical taurean, i'm like a bull in a china shop.  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: sonic-1 on May 10, 2007, 04:33 PM

ok easy head set removal time  :LolLolLolLol: strip forks out select had it scew driver n nice hammer get old towel recovean to yard or garage  boil kettle get ice cube from frezer now for tricky bit  ram ice cube into headset cup to be knocked out then pour boiling water over head tube then tap cup out from in side it will nearly fall out if yer get it right
easyest way to refit is freze headset cups warm headtube light tap n they r in

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: ronnie360 on May 10, 2007, 05:05 PM

the best way to remove the cups is a gas cutter leaves a few marks

but they just fall out  :daumenhoch:  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Removing headset
Post by: zed4130 on May 10, 2007, 05:06 PM

flat screwdriver and a hammer  :daumenhoch: