Balls

Posted on Thu 5th, May 2011

• #1

rw101

Got hold of a nice frame supplied with a Tange headset, not fitted. The headset looked fine, no visible sign of indentations on the cups, but when fitted it was really notchy. Is the headset necessarily shot? Or could it just be the ball bearing sets?
• #2

rodabod

Too tight?

You can usually see notches on the cups if they are worn.
• #3

colm

did you use actual headset tools or a DIY tool job?
• #4

rw101

Is that right, just tightening too much can cause the problem?

Could not see notches, or feel notches when I fingertipped the cups.

Not sure what headset tools are. The bits that need to be tool-pressed on to the frame were done by the LBS, I did the rest using two spanners.

Reason I'm asking is to find out whether the notchy effect can be caused by bearings alone. Searched Sheldon etc but can't find an answer to that.

Course I could just go buy some bearings, weak as the bank is I guess that won't break it.
• #5

s.walrus

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/indexed-steering.html
• #6

rw101

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/indexed-steering.html

Thanks for that.

If only Sheldon had written that piece. Then it would be possible to understand it!

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