Originally Posted by
Road Fan
What aggravates me with a headset is when the fork binds at a certain point in its turn and is loose...
Anyway, I normally use a 3# hammer and a steel drift to install these. With lube.
Are you trolling? You can get ok results with a hammer, but if you care that much about a fork binding...
You asked about finishing a repaired fork and that was exactly what verktyg was giving you. His method is the best way to avoid the dreaded binding; prepping a frame and fork prior to installing a headset. It's needed especially after paint! You need to make sure all the flat surfaces in the fork/frame/headset stack are parallel. A hammer and drift is fine, a press is better. Maybe you were upset by verktyg's turn of words or his exclamation points, but he makes great points and in my opinion didn't even use any strong language, especially compared to most on the internet!