is this setup gonna work?

[Skusteek911]

just waitin for my wheels and the headset.. Here's what's planned:


-ODI Blue Longneck Grips
-ODI Black bar ends
- Fuzion z300 oversized bars ( actually pretty sturdy and good )
- Hammer Threadless Headset
- HIC Compression
-Fuzion Fork (looks horrible but will have to do)
-Pheonix Standard 4.5 Deck
- Ten Eighty Scooter Wheels ( no one uses em really, but it will have to do )

also post pictures of ur setup and list em if you can

 

[Devin DePriest]

Sounds like you're all set. Everything there should work.

 

[Skusteek911]

Sounds like you're all set. Everything there should work.

the headset cup won't go in the deck, even using the wood method.

 

[majohnson1]

It's an interference fit. It is going to be difficult to install the headset cups without a headset press (or any other kind of press for that matter). If you're using a block of wood, it's going to take a fair amount of rubber mallet force to press them in.

 

[Skusteek911]

It's an interference fit. It is going to be difficult to install the headset cups without a headset press (or any other kind of press for that matter). If you're using a block of wood, it's going to take a fair amount of rubber mallet force to press them in.

Thanks for responding, I was trying to prove my parents wrong. I'm just a starter on scooters and only know how to barspin. They said that it wouldn't fit and we wasted our money. Now they told me they were taking me tomorrow to the nearest bike repair shop so we can get my headset cups in.

 

[Skusteek911]

It's an interference fit. It is going to be difficult to install the headset cups without a headset press (or any other kind of press for that matter). If you're using a block of wood, it's going to take a fair amount of rubber mallet force to press them in.

one more thing, how did this kid do it?

 

[Beyond16]

It's an interference fit. It is going to be difficult to install the headset cups without a headset press (or any other kind of press for that matter). If you're using a block of wood, it's going to take a fair amount of rubber mallet force to press them in.

Sometimes a big vise works well as a substitute for a dedicated press. Places like wholesale tool sell them for cheap. But in many cases a long bolt with a nut and some washers and spacers works as well or even better. Both the vise method and bolt method avoid the danger of mushrooming a part to the point that it becomes unusable. The vise or bolt method can still ruin parts if you force them in shifted. Using the bolt method for headset cups should work the same as for wheel bearings. Find a long bolt with washers big enough to cover the cups. You could do one cup at a time. Put it in position and cover it with a big washer. Then put the bolt through the washer and the center of the headset. Put the other washer and nut on the other end of the bolt. Now tighten the bolt so that the washer to pulls the cup into the headset tube. Go slow and don't let the cup tilt. Once it bottoms out, repeat the procedure for the other cup.

I finally decided to see if I could be happy changing wheel bearings without using a hammer. I use a big vise and spacers instead, though the bolt method would be only a little slower. Nothing beats the speed of hammer/punch for wheel bearing removal, though the vise and spacer method only takes a few seconds longer. I usually use an axle bolt to pull in both bearings at once.