Headset stuck

[Drew Martinez]

So i have a cane creek headset and its stuck on my forks it wont come off and i need it out asap because im trading please help guys

 

[R-Dubya]

What the hell, did you put the compression ring on AFTER the top seal?

 

[Noah Scoots]

hit the fork on the ground on top

 

[Drew Martinez]

I dont know what that is my old headset was bent and crap and i had this and my cups moved and i had to put that in

 

[Drew Martinez]

i tried that it didnt work

 

[R-Dubya]

You installed your headset incorrectly...it seems like the wrong parts being forced together might have caused it to bind up. Try to shove a flathead in the small gap between the headset and the top seal and hit the side with a hammer to try to kind of pry it up.

 

[Parker AZ]

dude that sucks

 

[Drew Martinez]

Alright ill try and yea i know parker we need to ride sometime again it was fun last time

 

[BrandonWeir]

This happened all the time when I had threaded compression with a thread less headset, and it still happens sometimes. I just hit the top of my fork as hard as I could with a big hammer, then once it slipped up a little bit I pried the parts apart.

 

[Drew Martinez]

Alright ill try that to thanks brandon

 

[Ride By]

Put your deck on something flat stand on it, and hit the top of the forktube as hard as you can with a hammer, you could probably clamp it to something to, as long as the forks are free to fall. That how I used to do it with my bike.

 

[BrandonWeir]

If you have an unsealed headset then put something under the fork because the force of the hammer hitting the fork could knock all the balls out of the bottom cage.

 

[ashcanscoot]

Here is the easy way to do it. first is there a little gap in the compression ring. second if there is get a small flat head screwdriver to fit in the gap and get a hammer and hit it on an angle then the compression ring should move which will loosen it up good luck with this method.

 

[Rob.]

Here's an easy way to do it, and this has happened to me before:

Smash against ground.