Headset woes
futureslay
Posts: 19
Hi all, I'm going to have to make this quick as I'm running late!
Havre received my Scott frameset and am having some issues with the supplied headset. The issue is speciically with what appears to be a top crown race or spacer, but it doesn't seem to want to press in at all. With it fitted on the steer tube, it holds the fork in place, but has loads of play because it is not held in place securely.
How am I to install or use it?
Photos:
Cheers,
Off for an hour or so now!
~Dom
Havre received my Scott frameset and am having some issues with the supplied headset. The issue is speciically with what appears to be a top crown race or spacer, but it doesn't seem to want to press in at all. With it fitted on the steer tube, it holds the fork in place, but has loads of play because it is not held in place securely.
How am I to install or use it?
Photos:
Cheers,
Off for an hour or so now!
~Dom
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You're set up is correct. When you place the stem and spacers on and tighten the top cap, the compression from the top cap will place the split ring correctly in the frame, at least it did on mine. Mine then needed a bit of adjusting after one ride and it all settled down.0
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Excellent, cheers. Was just worried about tightening it down and damaging the frame! Will give it a bash when I get back.0
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Hi there,
Got the same frame last week, (from Westbrooks) waiting to get a few more tools before transplanting everything from my donor S30 to the new frame. First time I've done this sort of thing so a bit nervous, especially as the headset needs to be installed.
Did you press fit the headset yourself and, if so, what method did you use?
I'm planning to use a threaded bar and large washers to squeeze the bearings into the headtube.
cheers for any advice you can give!0 -
I bought a 'heaset press' off Ebay. Twas a threaded rod, 2 large washers, 2 nylon discs and 2 nuts. Pressed in the bearing cups one at a time. Keep checking that they are going in dead straight. A gentle tap with a hammer was required a few times to square them up. Once the cups are pressed into the head-tube the bearings themselves just drop in.
The other tricky bit is getting the crown race right down to the bottom of the steerer. I didn't have any plastic pipe of the right diameter so I just carefully tapped mine down with a hammer and small screwdriver.0 -
Don't know if I should say this as I might set the torque wrench police off, but I just used a mallet, bit of hand pressing force, flat screwdriver and plenty of grease. Tightening the top cap, going for a ride then re adjusting during the ride, got everything set in nicely.0
