How do I remove the headset?
06-25-18, 07:52 PM
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How do I remove the headset?
Looks like friction fit (if that’s the correct term) and Sheldon Brown says I can tap it out but it’s pretty tight and I don’t want to break anything.
Any tips? Or just tap?
06-25-18, 08:21 PM
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You tap it out. I use the edge of a copper pipe, but nearly anything will work. It is an press fit, so it is going to take a few sharp wacks. Alternate sides as you go.
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Less chance of damage to the lugged steel frame than an aluminum frame. You working on the blue frame?
I got a headset cup removal tool to remove cups from a steel frame a couple of years ago and it did the job.
Like this but a cheaper brand. https://www.jensonusa.com/Park-Tool-RT-1-Headset-Cup-Remover-Park-Tool-RT-1-Headset-Cup-Remover?pt_source=googleads&pt_medium=cpc&pt_campaign=shopping_us&pt_keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpcLZBRCn ARIsAMPBgF20I9YhNimMzUVZ4gW6Rfd9W372hFtGmcPZnEDZ04-QSmt9slsaBiQaAlbnEALw_wcB
I got a headset cup removal tool to remove cups from a steel frame a couple of years ago and it did the job.
Like this but a cheaper brand. https://www.jensonusa.com/Park-Tool-RT-1-Headset-Cup-Remover-Park-Tool-RT-1-Headset-Cup-Remover?pt_source=googleads&pt_medium=cpc&pt_campaign=shopping_us&pt_keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpcLZBRCn ARIsAMPBgF20I9YhNimMzUVZ4gW6Rfd9W372hFtGmcPZnEDZ04-QSmt9slsaBiQaAlbnEALw_wcB
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06-25-18, 09:18 PM
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I use a 3/4" wood dowel that works fine and wont damage anything. Just keep working it back and forth. The key is having the frame stable.
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Less chance of damage to the lugged steel frame than an aluminum frame. You working on the blue frame?
I got a headset cup removal tool last to remove cups from a steel frame a couple of years ago and it did the job.
Like this but a cheaper brand. https://www.jensonusa.com/Park-Tool-...QaAlbnEALw_wcB
I got a headset cup removal tool last to remove cups from a steel frame a couple of years ago and it did the job.
Like this but a cheaper brand. https://www.jensonusa.com/Park-Tool-...QaAlbnEALw_wcB
06-26-18, 05:05 AM
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You can buy a 10 foot piece of 3/4 inch electrical conduit at Lowes and make your own for less than $10. That's what I did. I don't think the guy in the video did this, but I also put in a spare bar end plug on the side that I hammer. It fits perfect.
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Headset Cup Remover.
Less than $20 if you shop around.
Less than $20 if you shop around.
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If you know any carpenter or electrician you can probably get a short cutoff for free that would be tossed anyway.
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That's a lot of work for no real benefit. Either buy the tool, or just use something simple. You don't need a splined tool to safely and easily knock a cup out.
06-26-18, 11:42 PM
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06-26-18, 11:57 PM
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before the internet outsourced problem solving .. removing initiative to think things thru logically.. for one's self..
I used a long screwdriver and lightly tapped it out going around the Insert edge from the inside out..
I used a long screwdriver and lightly tapped it out going around the Insert edge from the inside out..
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06-27-18, 08:53 AM
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In the past I've used a screw driver, brass drift, steel rod, wood dowel, PVC pipe, copper pipe(with and without an end cap), a home made headset removal tool made out of copper pipe, and an official Park Headset Removal Tool.
The removal tool is the easiest to use, and you can hit it hard enough to get out the most stubborn cups with ease.
For the other methods, where you can only hit one side of the cup at a time, tap, tap, tap gently, working around the cup. It takes a little longer, but be as gentle and even as possible.
The removal tool is the easiest to use, and you can hit it hard enough to get out the most stubborn cups with ease.
For the other methods, where you can only hit one side of the cup at a time, tap, tap, tap gently, working around the cup. It takes a little longer, but be as gentle and even as possible.
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06-28-18, 07:39 AM
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+1 I've tapped out more than a few with old screwdrivers. Take your time and it isn't a big deal. Recently I treated myself to the Park remover. The press was a lot more than I wanted to spend so I went to Home Depot and bought 1/2" threaded rod, washers and nuts. Some pipe to act as a guide. $15?
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In the past I've used a screw driver, brass drift, steel rod, wood dowel, PVC pipe, copper pipe(with and without an end cap), a home made headset removal tool made out of copper pipe, and an official Park Headset Removal Tool.
The removal tool is the easiest to use, and you can hit it hard enough to get out the most stubborn cups with ease.
For the other methods, where you can only hit one side of the cup at a time, tap, tap, tap gently, working around the cup. It takes a little longer, but be as gentle and even as possible.
The removal tool is the easiest to use, and you can hit it hard enough to get out the most stubborn cups with ease.
For the other methods, where you can only hit one side of the cup at a time, tap, tap, tap gently, working around the cup. It takes a little longer, but be as gentle and even as possible.
That's me too. I used to have a crummy screwdriver that I reserved for doing jobs like that. Never damaged anything that I'm aware of. The "right" tool is definitely faster and easier.
And I chuckle when I think about how I used to compress the little fingers to slide the tool into the head tube. It's so much faster and easier to just slide it up from the wrong end.
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