Need a new headset?
10-05-15 | 06:32 AM
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From: Richardson, Texas
Bikes: 1989 Trek 1200
Need a new headset?
My headset had been creaking for a while until I cleaned and greased it a few weeks ago, and it was completely silent until yesterday, when it started again. Should I just keep cleaning and lubricating it or should I get a new headset with cartridge bearings? I currently have the stock 26 year old headset on the bike.
10-05-15 | 06:36 AM
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When You say you lubricated, did you remove the cups from the frame and grease the inside of the frame too?
If not, the re-tightening the bearings after lubricating them might have stopped the creaking temporally.
If not, the re-tightening the bearings after lubricating them might have stopped the creaking temporally.
Last edited by Wingsprint; 10-05-15 at 06:41 AM.
10-05-15 | 06:43 AM
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No, I didn't. How do you get the cups detached from the frame?
10-05-15 | 07:46 AM
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I would replace bearings. It will cost about $10. I had a bike from 1989 until recently and the original headset was fine after I replaced the bearings. Loose or cage bearings will flatten and become not round over time. You probably need a shop to remove the cups and at that point might as well replace the headset
