Hidden Headset - Thin Washers / Shims - Which Order?

Gav2000
Gav2000 Posts: 408
edited April 2009 in Workshop
I've just built up a bike with a ceramic bearing hidden headset and have struggled to get the headset installed so that the bars are free but there is no play.

I think I have the installation order correct but I'm not sure what the 2 thin shims/washers just under the top section of the headset add. Does anyone know where there are any exploded view diagrams of headsets available for me to check against?

I'd try to descibe the installation order of the parts I have but I don't know the terms for them.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Gav.
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  • Steve928
    Steve928 Posts: 314
    Does anyone know where there are any exploded view diagrams of headsets available for me to check against?

    Can you tell us the make+model of headset?
  • Gav2000
    Gav2000 Posts: 408
    Steve928 wrote:
    Does anyone know where there are any exploded view diagrams of headsets available for me to check against?

    Can you tell us the make+model of headset?

    I'll have to check tonight, all I can recall at the moment is that the visible top cover is anodised gold and its labelled as a ceramic bearing. It's not a major brand (that I am familiar with) and came with the Pedal Force frame and forks.
    Gav2000

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    Like the swiftest arrow whizzin' from a bow,
    Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly.
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  • Gav2000
    Gav2000 Posts: 408
    The headset I have is this one;

    http://www.carbontec.co.uk/catalogue.php?cmd=listProducts&section=263&page=1&sort=date&dir=desc

    I used the bike at the weekend and adjusted it slightly mid ride; I either had play in the forks while braking or steering that was too tight. Any hints would be appreciated.

    Gav.
    Gav2000

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    Like the swiftest arrow whizzin' from a bow,
    Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly.
    You'll hear about him ever'where you go.

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