hope headset

roscopeco2000
roscopeco2000 Posts: 135
edited July 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
when installing my headset it came with 3 shims think they were 0.7 thick now from what ive read these were something do with getting the cover of the headset piece to right level so it didnt rub?it seemed to fit ok to me without these shims was that a mistake?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    no, i have mine fitted without any shims, ading them will make your upper seal drag less but mine works fine the way it is.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    they are for taking up any slack and positioning the top cap as needed.

    Note AS NEEDED so if you do not need them you dont need them

    Keep them as with new bearings you may need them. Or as the old ones wear in.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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