tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post7912650202965366096..comments2023-10-07T07:28:55.729-04:00Comments on Dave Moulton's Bike Blog: Headset Removal and ReplacementDave Moultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556183205157714280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-38381747651041441852008-06-24T17:25:00.000-04:002008-06-24T17:25:00.000-04:00Your removal tool worked fantastically, thank you....Your removal tool worked fantastically, thank you. However, beware: I completely snapped the fork race of my new headset when using the iron pipe. I guess some higher end headsets use lightweight materials (not necessarily hardened steel) which don't take kindly to iron being hammered onto them. If you can, try the PVC pipe instead, don't waste $70 like I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-90384145274921120442008-04-11T11:34:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great advice. A quick addendum: I...Thanks for the great advice. A quick addendum: If it is a 1-1/8 inch headset, use 1" copper pipe and 1-1/4" PVC tube to install the crown race. When installing the crown race on a road fork be very careful not to bend the wheel tabs. A good way to prevent the tabs from being bent is to reinstall the front wheel before pounding the crown race in to position.<BR/><BR/>Out of pocket costs - $9.44 USD. Whole removal took 30 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-65829133169817962682008-03-29T16:13:00.000-04:002008-03-29T16:13:00.000-04:00Just for the UK readers....You need 22mm copper pi...Just for the UK readers....<BR/><BR/>You need 22mm copper pipe, this can be bought from B&Q, however give your local plumbers merchant a call it's a hell of a lot cheaper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-90077218277624079202007-08-08T01:32:00.000-04:002007-08-08T01:32:00.000-04:00Kudos for the tip, Dave. I haven't got to the rein...Kudos for the tip, Dave. I haven't got to the reinstallation stage yet - but the removal worked a treat.<BR/><BR/>I actually used a pair of crappy old steel mtb handle bars I had laying around rather than a copper pipe. <BR/><BR/>My first attempt was a bit of failure because I didn't cut the slits particularly square - and too shallow it would seem. I managed to mangle the first half of the old bars and went back and tried a bit more thoroughly with what was left of the other half; So my tips in addition - Cut deep & straight. don't be afraid to splay the four new prongs out wide but ensure they're pretty even. Insert the uncut end through the underside of the cup you're removing and push your wieght on the frame against the bench top to help the sprung prongs wedge through 98% of the way through the cup. A little tug from the pipe extruding at the top should pop it through and have the prongs evenly resting on the inside lip of the cup inside the tube.. which is of course what you want to then bash :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-198730612318713182007-07-06T19:01:00.000-04:002007-07-06T19:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great advice on the 5/8" bolt/washe...Thanks for the great advice on the 5/8" bolt/washer installation tool. I just installed a Chris King 2Nut headset and it works like a charm. You just saved me $20 of misc shop fees and I got a new skill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-92149263633246044002007-06-26T05:17:00.000-04:002007-06-26T05:17:00.000-04:00Thanks for this great tip. I used these methods to...Thanks for this great tip. I used these methods to strip my headset today. Couldn't have been easier, and I thought I was going to have to tool up for the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-30245090579743556232007-06-08T19:48:00.000-04:002007-06-08T19:48:00.000-04:00Well, I guess necessity really is the mother of in...Well, I guess necessity really is the mother of invention. Where was this blog before I spent all that money on tools that your items could easily replace? My dad told stories of how he rebuilt motorcycles in Europe before the War to end all Wars using homemade tools. I should have paid a bit more attention to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com