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.

http://cs-people.bu.edu/bass/images/...hettopress.jpg

it works ok ;)

you have a small bike

yes i do, although that picture might be deceiving - the bolt is 9" long.

I've used mine on several bikes without incident, excluding my CK headset. I didn't trust it for that.

i used this on a campy record. but then again i got it for $30 on ebay.

So that was YOU I was bidding against????

Nothing "ghetto" about good old creativeness and ingenuity! Pat yourself on the back and buy that person a beer!

Glad to see this works. I've been thinking about doing it myself since I saw a thread about it in the mechanics forums.

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.

pics?

ooh, deluxe model

yeah, my local hardware store didn't have any suitable bushings/couplings. they would have made things a bit easier.

one of these http://www.jt-tube.com/p_images/jtsmall/11.jpg

Good. I heard CK products will burst into flames if pressed without the proper adapter cups made of similar alloys.

I did the same thing. Works great, much better that the big washers.

Someone did something similar here:

http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/headset.html

Don't forget to match the colors too. God help you if you got a Rasta headset...

thanks.