Top Headset Pieces need to sit flush?
05-25-18, 01:37 PM
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Top Headset Pieces need to sit flush?
Was changing the stem and my headset started coming apart and fork started to fall out. Haven't serviced my headset in a while - wondering do these top two pieces - were they once one piece - or are they supposed to sit flush? or is it stuppossed to sit just less than a mm above?
05-25-18, 02:15 PM
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Was changing the stem and my headset started coming apart and fork started to fall out. Haven't serviced my headset in a while - wondering do these top two pieces - were they once one piece - or are they supposed to sit flush? or is it stuppossed to sit just less than a mm above?
05-26-18, 04:09 AM
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They were never one piece. The lower piece is the headset cup and is firmly pressed into the head tube. The top piece is the headset top cover and it must be free to rotate with the fork/handlebars. There has to be some clearance between the two or there will be friction when turning the bars.
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