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Old 09-19-05, 09:46 AM
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I am overhauling a threaded headset for the first time. Everything has been thouroughly cleaned, greased and reassembled. New bearings were used in old retainers. It still sounds pretty rough. I am thinking about replacing the bearings without the retainers, but am unsure of how many to use. Does anyone have some advice on this? Cheers.
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Put in as many as you can fit, then remove one. That's the general rule of thumb.
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I'll try it tonight. Thanks.
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DiegoFrogs... Thanks. I ended up taking two out and it worked well. Cheers.
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