How to install Headsets?

JackS

Member
yeah i got that same question

i just got an sealed unthreaded King headset and i have no idea how to put it in

any tips? thanks
 

Brian Boston

I got myself banned.
Guys, i'd like to confess i have no idea how to put a headset on. I would resort to squeezing the stock cups in vice grips until they bend so i can take them out. Stop ragging on the kid and help him out haha
 

Steezeman

Administrator
Yeah I just hammered out the old headsets on an old part and it was all banged up. Don't you use a piece of wood to put on the new ones so they don't go on crooked? Because I'm really thinking of getting an FSA Pig one because mine sucks sooo bad.

EDIT: What's the difference between sealed and unsealed? Which one would be better?
 

JackS

Member
Chris_Bartnicki said:
hahahahahahahha he got a chris king as his first what and idiot your so going to put it together wrong lol



hahaha thats soooo funnny.. cause im sure u have 15o bucks to buy one of those.... and so i dont screw it up im having the bike shop put it on...

sealed is better but more expensive

thanks Brian
 
ok
u will need a piece of wood,flat head srew driver,hammer/mullet

1.after u take every thing off so u can put a flathead in there, there should be a little bit of the headset sticking out INSIDE the headtube, put the flat head on the bit of the headsetcup and get the hammer and tap it out, do the same with the top cup

2.get the NEW botom cup fsa,king wateva and u should be able to push it in a tiny bit just so itstays there by its self when u do that get the piece of wood and place it on the headset cup and get the hammer and tap the wood until the headset cup is in place do the same with the top cup aswell

3. if it is a fsa/king headset u will prob need to take ur old fork race off and put the bigger one that comes with the headset and put that on so the bearings fit into the fork race better
 

Chris_Bartnicki

Steel Member
JackS said:
Chris_Bartnicki said:
hahahahahahahha he got a chris king as his first what and idiot your so going to put it together wrong lol



hahaha thats soooo funnny.. cause im sure u have 15o bucks to buy one of those.... and so i dont screw it up im having the bike shop put it on...

sealed is better but more expensive

thanks Brian
in your impion but how many headsets have u had 0, ive have a fsa pgi, and 2 dk mph and imo unsealed rocks sealed
 
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