Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
You're going to have a real hard time keeping gunk from getting in there. There are good caged-bearing headsets but that's not one of them. If you keep it clean it won't necessarily "crap out" right away but it may not be worth keeping around too long.
I've had the same thing happen to me, FWIW. Can't get that cheap plastic part to sit still no matter what. It's still fine but I would recommend you switch out all the ball bearing components and swap to sealed cartridge components..
RG has 3 excellent choices for upgrades that aren't expensive:
http://www.retro-gression.com/catego...ottom-brackets