Originally Posted by
79pmooney
+1 I've tapped out more than a few with old screwdrivers. Take your time and it isn't a big deal. Recently I treated myself to the Park remover. The press was a lot more than I wanted to spend so I went to Home Depot and bought 1/2" threaded rod, washers and nuts. Some pipe to act as a guide. $15?
Ben
Originally Posted by
leob1
In the past I've used a screw driver, brass drift, steel rod, wood dowel, PVC pipe, copper pipe(with and without an end cap), a home made headset removal tool made out of copper pipe, and an official Park Headset Removal Tool.
The removal tool is the easiest to use, and you can hit it hard enough to get out the most stubborn cups with ease.
For the other methods, where you can only hit one side of the cup at a time, tap, tap, tap gently, working around the cup. It takes a little longer, but be as gentle and even as possible.
That's me too. I used to have a crummy screwdriver that I reserved for doing jobs like that. Never damaged anything that I'm aware of. The "right" tool is definitely faster and easier.
And I chuckle when I think about how I used to compress the little fingers to slide the tool into the head tube. It's so much faster and easier to just slide it up from the wrong end.