Originally Posted by
hankj
thanks gents. I'd warranty it, but the Fargo steel frameset is nearly completely gone from all retailers and my size did not exist outside the secondary market. Salsa won't warranty even brand new frames if a second purchase. The XL I bought was new in box, BB very clearly never threaded, very clearly never assembled. Headset cups pressed in.
Andrew I particularly appreciate the check down list of of escalating options. Very helpful to be guided to ascending interventions, not lunge at most radical solutions right away.
Thanks!
The wording above is unclear, so, just for those of us who are curious: you bought the frameset or bike brand new from a dealer, right? If not, then the bike would not be covered by their warranty.
At least a couple of us have used Loctite 660, which is formulated to fill gaps. I fixed an ovalized head tube with it. Worked fine.
At the time I worked in a bike store, so i had access to a headset press. But you can improvise one using a large-diameter threaded bolt and some nuts and washers from a hardware store.