Headset cup removal
dirkpitt74
Posts: 518
Guys,
Trying to remove the headset cups on my lads frame so I can get it to the powdercoaters.
I've got the correct size removal tool and a big rubber mallet.
Had a go last night and couldn't get either of the cups to budge.
Am I missing something? Have removed all bearings and seals etc. but seem to be stuck fast.
Is it just a case of man-up and whack it harder?
Is it worth me spraying WD40/GT85 between the frame & cup to see if that helps?
Thanks
Trying to remove the headset cups on my lads frame so I can get it to the powdercoaters.
I've got the correct size removal tool and a big rubber mallet.
Had a go last night and couldn't get either of the cups to budge.
Am I missing something? Have removed all bearings and seals etc. but seem to be stuck fast.
Is it just a case of man-up and whack it harder?
Is it worth me spraying WD40/GT85 between the frame & cup to see if that helps?
Thanks
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Chris
Current FS: 2017 Nukeproof Mega 275
Current HT: 2017 Nukeproof Scout 275
Kids Carrera Blast Refurb/Upgrade
My Blog - Midlife MTB Mutterings
Previous FS: 2014 Nukeproof Mega TR 26'er
Chris
Current FS: 2017 Nukeproof Mega 275
Current HT: 2017 Nukeproof Scout 275
Kids Carrera Blast Refurb/Upgrade
My Blog - Midlife MTB Mutterings
Previous FS: 2014 Nukeproof Mega TR 26'er
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Some penetrating fluid can't harm. Make sure you're hitting it while the frame is against something that won't move so the whacks actually do something. Other than that, hit it harder.0
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head cups don't need that much to come out, make sure you hit the cup and not the inside of the frame, and get a hard plastick hamer or a metal one, rubber mallets tend to absorb too much impact and don't work very good on this kind of situations“I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without expectations of rewards or punishments after I am dead.”
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Bigger hammer. Man sized whack.I don't do smileys.
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Parktools0 -
DirkPitt74 wrote:Guys,
Trying to remove the headset cups on my lads frame so I can get it to the powdercoaters.
I've got the correct size removal tool and a big rubber mallet.
Had a go last night and couldn't get either of the cups to budge.
Am I missing something? Have removed all bearings and seals etc. but seem to be stuck fast.
Is it just a case of man-up and whack it harder?
Is it worth me spraying WD40/GT85 between the frame & cup to see if that helps?
Thanks
no need to spary anything.
this is of cause presuming that the frame actually has removable cups."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Will give it a go with a bigger hammer.
I'm pretty sure they're removable - can't see anything obvious keeping them in._______________
Chris
Current FS: 2017 Nukeproof Mega 275
Current HT: 2017 Nukeproof Scout 275
Kids Carrera Blast Refurb/Upgrade
My Blog - Midlife MTB Mutterings
Previous FS: 2014 Nukeproof Mega TR 26'er0 -
Sorted!
Amazing what a big hammer and some brave pills will do lol._______________
Chris
Current FS: 2017 Nukeproof Mega 275
Current HT: 2017 Nukeproof Scout 275
Kids Carrera Blast Refurb/Upgrade
My Blog - Midlife MTB Mutterings
Previous FS: 2014 Nukeproof Mega TR 26'er0 -
Glad you made it!!! 8)“I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without expectations of rewards or punishments after I am dead.”
― Kurt Vonnegut0 -
If in doubt, always use a bigger hammer.....Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0