Originally Posted by
mrwang199432
Yeah, measurements were identical so weird the old one fit without much issue. The new one went in quite easily but wouldn't fully seat so I had to force it a bit and then followed an hour of using a soft blow hammer to get it back out as it was lodged in an angle. Very longgggg, i will try fitting it again tomorrow being careful to push it in as square as possible
I had the same issue when I installed the lower bearing also. Park makes a tool, a tube that slides down the headtube to keep it square as you tap down. I didn't feel like buying the tool for something I would seldom use so I used a piece of PVC pipe that fit around the head tube and tapped the bearing into place with it. Worked great.