Originally Posted by
VonCarlos
I removed the bearings from the cage and set them loose, rotated the cup and removed it to set them and this is how it looked. From what I saw, it looks like you can fit 3 extra bearings in there.
So, I added the three bearings and I think they fit fine. I cannot feel any indexing, no matter how tight I screw the cup down. This is without a wheel in the fork. I will retest when both wheels are installed and I can put some weight on it.
I believe this is a C-Record headset from 1987.
The fixes I stated are known fixes, but they can be mitigated by the extent of the damage done by the fretting. When I installed the loose bearings, I also did not feel any indexing, but I couldn't get the bearings to roll smoothly due to the extent of the damage to the race. FYI, the rule to go with loose bearings is all that will fit minus one; for the Record and Super Record the number should be 22.