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12-12-14 | 08:50 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson

Almost certainly, one or both of the bearing retainers is installed wrong.

+1 That may have been Barchettaman's problem all along.

Barchettaman: Take a look at the Park website on headsets. Your bearings should sit on the race like this

The hooks that make up the cage are the underside of the bearings and should be against the upper and lower race. The balls should be against the cups.

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