Originally Posted by Andy_K

The headset was a different matter. It had an aluminum locknut that was pretty stuck. I used my biggest adjustable wrench and held a wheel for leverage but it wouldn't budge. So I soaked it with penetrating oil and waited. A few hours later, I got it to move. Unless my eyes are deceiving me, I ovalized the locknut in the process, but it came off.

That left a knurled top race. I couldn't find my vice grips and pliers didn't provide sufficient leverage, but it was late and I wasn't going to sleep without seeing the thing done. I ended up using a long woodworking clamp to hold the race while I rotated the fork to unthread it Success.

Here's where it gets interesting. First, the top cup came out with the race. I guess the clamp was holding it too and it wasn't seated very tightly. The head tube measures 33 mm (not 32.6 mind you 33). What's really curious is the steerer. It has no raised edge for the crown race. The crown race was just sitting there loose with a fair bit of play. [MENTION=133054]AdventureManCO[/MENTION], do you know if that's normal for Huffy?

At this point I'm thinking I'll try to salvage the original headset. If I can shim the race into place, clean up the bearings, salvage the locknut and get the thing to turn smoothly, I'll call it a win. If not, I'll be looking for some other solution.

More to follow as it happens....