I NEED HELP >:(

Lamont Tyre

Lamont Tyre

Member
ok so ive tried the bolt method with washers, pouding with a piece of wood, and taken to a bikeshop.....i cant get my brand new cane creek s3 headset on without it spinnin an stopping like locking up and it doesnt go all the way in cuz of the stops inside the headtube so WTF am i suppose to do please help i need to ride this headset

btw im riding a threaded stock fork does that matter? like i want full detail what to do like how to get it on and everything please help :[
 
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lloyd

Steel Member
cane creeks suck. I've had all the problems in the world installing mine and it never ran correctly. The cups are longer if I remember but they should fit all the way in. DON'T cut them. I cut them but it wasnt perfectly staightso it went in crooked and was jamming all the time. Also threaded or threadless doesnt make a difference for headsets so thats not the problem.
Try pressing it in with a vice and washers. Should work. If not throw it in a ditch...
 
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AnthonyPellino

Anthony Pellino
If it doesn't spin one or both of your bearings are upside down. Happened to me. Now i fixed it. It is tight as can be and spins like a dancing ballerina.
 
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chrisscooter

Member
The bearings might not fit if you use the stock crown race. This happened to me... tried to use an richey seald headset with stck crown race;)
 
Lamont Tyre

Lamont Tyre

Member
ok i have my f'n headset on cups straight, not in all the way tho cuz of the stop things in the headtube but that shouldnt matter right? and i have the s3 race on an everything,bearings in right, and everythings good its just once i spin it, it locks up like im pissed i just got this shit and for 3 days have been trying to get it right an its not doing it so wtf do i have to do i want help please
 
Lamont Tyre

Lamont Tyre

Member
wtf are u talking about blow torch im so mad i just want a serious answer on wtf to do like i know its prolly something small :[..... if i sand the stops out inside the headtube will that do anything?
 
Shaun Walton

Shaun Walton

Bronze member
yeah, if you sand it, the cups will slide in, but wont stay in. will fall out since you sanded it. try to put one cup on at a time, and get a 2x4 and a hammer, hammer it down, and make sure its flush. and then move on. or get a bike shop to press it in
 
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Steezeman

Administrator
Yeah, use an old A or an old B headtube. Take it to a bike shop and have them put it in, if they're cool they'll do it for free, otherwise it's worth the $5.
 
Lamont Tyre

Lamont Tyre

Member
i know martys can suck my dick saying its not possible to get that on there...it is just doesnt work haha ok so ill get old a headtube from someone :]
 
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