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Has anyone used this method of removing headset cups?
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4563/imgp2423ym6.jpg
http://bp3.blogger.com/_SZx2oaxuJSA/RmjuVnmfi6I/AAAAAAAAAfA/e7JKzCqJrF8/s400/Headset1.jpg
You are supposed to slide the rod into the head tube, let the expanding side rest against the lip of the cup, and then hammer it out. There are a bunch of examples of this on the interwebs, so I thought I'd give it a try. Here is the result:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd12/horatio7714/rod1.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd12/horatio7714/rod2.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd12/horatio7714/rod3.jpg
Luckily (maybe?) the rod is long enough that, were I to cut the bent top and bottom bits, it would still be long enough for my head tube. I'm just not sure it's worth it. Has anyone used this method before with success? Am I doing something wrong? Are the headset cups just too tight?