wish i had a headset press
01-19-07, 01:17 PM
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wish i had a headset press
so that I could finish this bike! its just looking at me saying "ride me! ride me!"
bikechurch on sunday is so far away.
bikechurch on sunday is so far away.
01-19-07, 01:18 PM
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- go to homeless despot and get some threaded rod, large flat washers, and suitable nuts - done!
01-19-07, 01:22 PM
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find a board
if none is available remove a table leg(soft wood preferably)
place against headset and hit with a mallet.
if no mallet is available just beat the headset with the board.
There is a moderate chance you will get the headset in without ****ing up it or the headtube.
if none is available remove a table leg(soft wood preferably)
place against headset and hit with a mallet.
if no mallet is available just beat the headset with the board.
There is a moderate chance you will get the headset in without ****ing up it or the headtube.
01-19-07, 01:23 PM
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01-19-07, 01:33 PM
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cut up some 2x4 wood and use a long bolt. I used the bolt from a Strut/spring compressor.
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Or you could wait until Sunday and we'll press the cups in with a headset press. One thing that sucks about our headset press is that we're missing one of the guidepieces to make sure the forces are equal all the way around the cup. You just have to use your eye to line it up even all the way around the best you can...a little better than a board, though.
01-19-07, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
DO NOT under ANY
circumstances hammer it in
01-19-07, 03:07 PM
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Meh, if you can't wait have your lbs do it. Mine charged me $5 cash did a bang up job and it only took a minute. Much better than buying $5 worth of stuff from home depot, then spending several hours wrecking my bike with my own ineptitude.
01-19-07, 03:25 PM
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Mine charged me $5 cash did a bang up job and it only took a minute. Much better than buying $5 worth of stuff from home depot, then spending several hours wrecking my bike with my own ineptitude.
01-19-07, 03:27 PM
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man, i just always hit that **** with a hammer and chunk of wood. IM PROFESSIONAL!
01-19-07, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
hmmm.....at $5 per pressing, my $5 Home Depot press has saved me over $150 in labor charges so far...
01-19-07, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
01-19-07, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
01-19-07, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
01-19-07, 06:03 PM
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OK, got the headset cups in, now do you guys have a way to mill down my fork crown race .6 mm since for some reason the one I got is 27.0 instead of 26.4?? Theres always something.
01-19-07, 06:13 PM
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For that you need a bike shop. There is a specific tool for that. They charged me $5 last time I did this.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I'll post this again. Here's my $5 Home Depot headset press:
01-19-07, 06:19 PM
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you need a jis headset my man or is it french I can never emember oh wait its jis and then there were frenchies
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Hmm you have a point Fixer. If I build many more bikes i will have to get off my ass and learn to do ghetto headset installation. This was a first build and im chicken.
01-20-07, 10:30 PM
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is it smart to get a couple of hard rubber washers also, so as not to damage the headset surface?
And how would you determine the size of the bushings... I would guess just take the headset with you to the hardware store... but should they fit snugly or just slightly loose?
And how would you determine the size of the bushings... I would guess just take the headset with you to the hardware store... but should they fit snugly or just slightly loose?
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01-20-07, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
For that you need a bike shop. There is a specific tool for that. They charged me $5 last time I did this.