swap headset bearings top / bottom?

keef66
keef66 Posts: 13,123
edited July 2012 in Workshop
If I take my headset to bits and the upper and lower bearings are the same, is there anything to be gained by swapping them? Does one end take more of a beating than the other? Is one more prone to water ingress?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    take them to a bearing shop and be amazed at how little they cost.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    As a fellow Yorkshireman I thought you'd be supportive of my quest to extract the maximum service from my components!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    if one has gone just change one.

    if things are working fine then leave the tools in the box.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Option B then!

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