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Haven't posted here before, but hope this may be helpful.
Worth checking the cups which came out, to check that they have not been filed down! In December I had a bike in to fit a new headset and found that the previous one had been fitted by filing the cups down rather than reaming the head tube. Presumably the person had no reamer.
A new head set went in perfectly after reaming the tube (which still had paint inside it from a respray).
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