ghetto headset installation
04-30-06 | 03:22 PM
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ghetto headset installation
i decided to go diy for pressing in a new headset, since 2 lbs's flaked out on me. i built a ghetto press out of a bolt, some metal & rubber washers and a bolt, that cost the grand sum of $6. knocking out the existing cups took about 30 seconds using a metal pipe i had laying around and a hammer. pressing in the headset was easy - getting the washer and bolt aligned straight took a little doing and then the cups slid in easily. the crown race knocked on easily as well, using the rubberized handle of a screwdriver. the installation was easier than I expected - ghettopress gets 2 thumbs up.
04-30-06 | 05:59 PM
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I've used mine on several bikes without incident, excluding my CK headset. I didn't trust it for that.
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04-30-06 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by sers
i used this on a campy record. but then again i got it for $30 on ebay.
Nothing "ghetto" about good old creativeness and ingenuity! Pat yourself on the back and buy that person a beer!
04-30-06 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck_norris
My ghetto press is similar but I bought the 1 inch pipe couplings that center the cups over the steerer tube. Worth the extra 50 cents.
04-30-06 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck_norris
My ghetto press is similar but I bought the 1 inch pipe couplings that center the cups over the steerer tube. Worth the extra 50 cents.
04-30-06 | 09:08 PM
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yeah, my local hardware store didn't have any suitable bushings/couplings. they would have made things a bit easier.
04-30-06 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
I've used mine on several bikes without incident, excluding my CK headset. I didn't trust it for that.
04-30-06 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck_norris
one of these 
I did the same thing. Works great, much better that the big washers.
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04-30-06 | 11:15 PM
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05-01-06 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
Good. I heard CK products will burst into flames if pressed without the proper adapter cups made of similar alloys.
