How do i get out my stock headset? EDIT

[Matt]

I went to get a new headset today (have been running stock forever) and the guy at my skate shop said I have to properly grease the bearings when I get it. What do I use?

And how do i get out my stock headset

 

[Steezeman]

Buy grease at a bike shop, they have stuff that's made just for headsets and the like.

 

[GNarNik]

dude wheel bearing grease for car bearings just work it in nice and deep like

 

[team_punishment]

it really doesnt matter what i use, as long as its smooth. sometimes i use vaseline, sometimes bearing grease, sometimes other types of grease. it really doesnt matter that much

 

[GNarNik]

DONT USE WD-40 that will attract a SH!T load of dirt into your headset

 

[Matt]

and another question if I get a headset that comes with a crown race do I have to tale the stock one off and put that on or do I just ride it with the stock crown race?

 

[beastlycaptain]

windex =]. lol

 

[Remco]

put the new crown race on, there is a change that they are different and you will f*uck up your headset if you go riding with the stock crown race. Btw, you can use any grease in the headset, as long it is smooth and isnt a oil. So it HAS to be grease, NO OIL!

 

[Lil Steve]

Any kind of grease works for headsets. Question has been answered. I dont understand why this isnt locked.

 

[Brian Boston]

3 in 1 oil is real so good but it doesn't really last too long.

 

[JonnyJonDogg]

3 in 1 oil is real so good but it doesn't really last too long.

yah!!! i use that, and i clean and regrease my headset like every week.

 

[Matt]

And how do i get my stock headset off

 

[priority]

And how do i get my stock headset off

put a big flat headed screw driver against the inside lip of the cup and hammer them out

 

[konk211]

yeah but you have to hit each side evenly other wise it wont come out

 

[team_punishment]

Joined: Tue Nov 07 2006, 12:48PM

and you still dont know how to work your headset, thats pretty sad.

there is a tut on youtube go look it up

 

[Matt]

ya I know lol but I have always run stock headsets and I finally decided to get a new one so I don't know how to install it lol

So ya how do you get the stock ones out? Do I put the flathead on the inside of the head tube or the outside, like for hammering it out

 

[scootcb]

you get a big wrench the ajustable ones, you have to put it on the 2 top nuts. unscrew them until they completely come off the fork tube. Then screw off cups that hold the bearings. then take the fork out of the headtube and get the bottom cup with the bearings. then do that opposite to get your new one on.

 

[the_SD_local]

Inside. They make tools for it or the bike shop can do it to but it is simple enough with a screwdriver and a hammer.