You are aware of the so-called JIS standard headest sizing?It's just a touch different than english and may be the solution to your problem. A little sheldon sprinkled on it:
http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ha-i.html#headset
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Originally Posted by Bikedued
I just dug into the Aerowind, and realized the fork lower race sucks. It has 1/16th inch side to side slop, and this is a nearly new looking bike. There is no raised collar to tap a normal race onto, so it's live with it or replace the forks entirely. I have a 78 Conti but the head tube is two inches longer. I could use that fork
if I cut it down and had it rethreaded, but that's kind of overkill right? There's a place in town that can do it, which is a good thing. I also have to think about the brake reach. It has "Parapul" brakes, but not the ones
with the rain or shine stickers on them. What can I do, without spending a lot of money(IE: over $20-$30)
Save the throw the bike away jokes for another time, please. They will not be appreciated. These were very unique bikes, that just happened to be made by Huffy.
The fork race is very tall and steep, almost like the force of the centered bearing is going to take the slop out?