Headset Installation
02-09-06 | 05:41 PM
#28
keep it pretend
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i just put a dura ace in the kogswell with a homemade press. i had to sand the steerer down a little to smash the crown race in (and even then, i really had to smash the hell out of it).
for the crown-race, i got a chunk of galvanized steel pipe for 25 cents at home depot and a cheap copper reducer fitting (really tight to the inside bumpy part of the race). i stood the pipe up on the floor, put the reducer on the top-end, stuck the race on the steerer (after sanding it a little), grabbed the fork and smashed it with ape-like strength about 9 times down into the tube at 2AM. i'm sure this was to my downstairs neighbor's delight.
everything's aligned and smooth--except for the dura ace logos. one's a little off, so i might strip it off of the cup.
now i just have to cut the steerer. i'm thinking i should mark it, throw an old lock-nut on it just below the mark, douse it with cutting oil and hacksaw it, using the lock-nut as a guide and thread chase. i dunno...
for the crown-race, i got a chunk of galvanized steel pipe for 25 cents at home depot and a cheap copper reducer fitting (really tight to the inside bumpy part of the race). i stood the pipe up on the floor, put the reducer on the top-end, stuck the race on the steerer (after sanding it a little), grabbed the fork and smashed it with ape-like strength about 9 times down into the tube at 2AM. i'm sure this was to my downstairs neighbor's delight.
everything's aligned and smooth--except for the dura ace logos. one's a little off, so i might strip it off of the cup.
now i just have to cut the steerer. i'm thinking i should mark it, throw an old lock-nut on it just below the mark, douse it with cutting oil and hacksaw it, using the lock-nut as a guide and thread chase. i dunno...
02-09-06 | 08:13 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by baxtefer
i wouldn't risk damaging a $100+ headset with a 2x4 + mallet ghetto install.
That is sort of my thought process at the moment.
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02-09-06 | 08:16 PM
#30
Chris King? Chris Bling.
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From: Maine
Bikes: FMF Pro 2 tube Carbon BMX and Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo
F*ck it, i can install a king with a hammer and a rag and a set of stairs. and a book, seriously. Dont be a bunch of sallys. Sh*t Happens.
02-10-06 | 11:12 AM
#31
artistic tricyclist
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From: Fredericton, Canada
Bikes: 2k3 Norco CRD3, 2k2 Kona Stinky, 2k1 Devinci Cactus, 1984 Norco Eliminator Mk.II, 1973 CCM Mistral, 1980s Peugot Sport SL TT, 2k1 Giant XTC NRS1, 2k Norco VPS Drop, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper
the hammer is the original multi-tool
05-25-06 | 12:17 PM
#33
we're here, we steer!!
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VisitorDesigns Headset cup press worked well. Threaded rod, two nuts, a bunch of washers and some time, it went it real nice, and only on the 18th try. (partially because i didn't realize a spot of powdercoat still on the inside of the headtube that was makin the cup go in at a wierd angle, so once it was gone, it went in perfect). Now if I only could find the 8mm Allen bolt that went in my stem, my bike would be together and on the road.
05-25-06 | 01:26 PM
#38
MADE IN HONG KONG
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2 ratty paperbacks, lots of grease and a rubber mallet 
works great! Jonny5 and I were both drunk and we had to use what we had around, and it worked!
Starting the cups nice and straight can be tricky (depending on the fit). If the cups tilt, push them back out with something round. a flat bladed screw driver will dent the cups
Oh, and being the scatter brain, I made the mistake of mixing up the top and bottom bearings recently. Was puzzling until I realized that they were not interchangable on the HS I was using.
works great! Jonny5 and I were both drunk and we had to use what we had around, and it worked!Starting the cups nice and straight can be tricky (depending on the fit). If the cups tilt, push them back out with something round. a flat bladed screw driver will dent the cups
Oh, and being the scatter brain, I made the mistake of mixing up the top and bottom bearings recently. Was puzzling until I realized that they were not interchangable on the HS I was using.
05-25-06 | 02:16 PM
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From: Salem, MA
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