Originally Posted by
big john
Probably not. 2 times this has happened with my mtb. Crunchy and noisy. Cleaned up ok and seems fine after. Only you can decide, however.
When I took it apart the top bearing had marks on the outside of the bearing case on one side. This, I believe is why it always seems to have play. Postive it has been this way since I bought the bike.
The play isn’t crazy. If I hold the front brake and rock the bike there’s a clicking/ popping noise coming from the head set. Not sure if new bearings would fix the problem, or if there is something wrong with the head tube.