ZHamburglar

Ok so I've got a ~1980 Kabuki Skyway that I've been working and have come to a small problem which hopefully you guys can help me out with. I been looking around at videos of how to take the forks out but nothing has really helped me with my particular problem of loosening the headset. I have taken the stem and the handle bars off already but I don't have the digital camera with me right now to get another picture. I've been trying to loosen up the headset but unable to twist it off. Right now I can see down the head tube so there isn't anything that I'm aware of that is blocking the way. Are there any tutorials that might relate to this bike or something like it specifically because all the other videos I've watched seem to have different parts or maybe I'm just ignorant.....

Hopefully after this is taken off the bike will be ready to be painted.

randyjawa 

There are two threaded "nuts" for lack of a better word. The top most piece has three or four notches in it. You will need a special ring wrench to address that threaded part - or - you can use a pipe wrench to loosen it but the nut will suffer cosmetically. Next, the knurled "nut" at the bottom will thread off, easily, but not until you have removed the top nut.

Hope this is a help.

Pompiere

It is a good idea to lay the bike on its side on a towel while you do this, in case the bearings are loose and not caged. They will drop out of the headset as you pull it apart and bounce all over the floor. The towel will keep the bearings from rolling away. When you reassemble, the grease will keep the bearings stuck to the races.

randyjawa 

There are many things to consider when rebuilding the head set. With that in mind, I published How to Rebuild a Headset on MY "TEN SPEEDS.

Hope this is also a help.

ZHamburglar

Thanks for the help guys, got everything off so far, just need to get a crank puller tomorrow and then I should be able to get the crank off and begin the painting process.