Headset Bearings
01-07-16 | 02:14 PM
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Headset Bearings
What size ball bearings (loose) would fit a Falcon (Tange) headset? I suppose they would be available at a hardware store or autoparts?
01-07-16 | 02:36 PM
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Last Tange I serviced was 5/32". Very common size. I usually buy them on Amazon.
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01-07-16 | 02:39 PM
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I don't think I've seen a ball-bearing headset of any brand or model that didn't use 5/32" balls.
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01-07-16 | 02:42 PM
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Thanx guys, I appreciate the help. Just called down to the corner hardware, they have them.
01-07-16 | 05:08 PM
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Yeah, 5/32". It's kinda' odd that everybody uses/uses English dimensions for bearings but there you are.
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01-07-16 | 08:41 PM
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01-07-16 | 08:50 PM
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01-07-16 | 11:03 PM
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Ah yes, I had forgotten!
and they used 7/32" balls in front hubs. 3/16" in headsets is OK since you'll have those around, but 7/32" are inconvenient.
and they used 7/32" balls in front hubs. 3/16" in headsets is OK since you'll have those around, but 7/32" are inconvenient.
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01-08-16 | 04:48 AM
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01-08-16 | 07:06 AM
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Don't remember what size, but the
I had to lay the bike on its side on the floor on a tarp to keep them from rolling off into infinity. Putting them back in was equally painful, but then I was used to pain having owned a number of MG's.
Although I know they were good bikes, those little balls and cottered cranks are probably the reason I own no English bikes today.
