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Old 04-15-20, 02:05 PM
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philbob57
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I needed to get the fixed parts of a headset and BB removed in preparation for powder-coating my frame. I was charged $35 - half the cost of headset and BB overhaul. Yeah, I got ripped off, since they didn't have to disassemble anything. I'll probably spend my LBS money elsewhere from now on, if I can, but I spend very little at LBSes, so I'm not doing any great favor to the next guys.

In any case, around here, the headset overhaul is apparently $35, about twice the cost of the Park tool. The one problem I had was that I initially put the caged bearings in upside down. I easily saw I had a problem, since there were no threads available for screwing down the lock nut. It took me a long while to figure out what i had done wrong, though, which says something about my skill as a bike mechanic. Even so, my headset seems pretty good - rotates without discernible friction or free play, nor do I feel or hear incorrect movement on the road.

I recommend doing it yourself.
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