Diy Headset Press

Looking online i was about to order the value model park hhp 3 press for 70 until i saw it was essentially what i could buy for 10 at the hardware store.

Diy headset press. Homemade headset cup press any tips. Headset press now that i have mastered bottom brackets after taking quite a few apart although i haven t come across a sealed cartridge yet but when i do i ll probably needs some more tools for the hanover recycled cycle shop the next component on the list is a headset. A park headset press is a no brainer if you work in a shop but for the home mechanic who might only press in a headset every few years building your own press makes a lot of sense. It cost less than 8 to make.

You need to protect the frame and headset from any metal tools you use which can scratch or dent them. Put a threaded rod through the. One of my biggest gripes about the airborne green goblin was the headset any sign of damp or water and the thing stiffened up and made the steering less than smooth. Headset press easy to make diy oz cycle.

Originally posted by coiler guy. I found the washers pivoted easily on the bolt and it made it more difficult to. Great idea but polymorph instamorph are very expensive. Join date sep 2011 posts 195.

Unsubscribe from oz cycle. Just go down to your local hardware store get a threaded rod. The topic homemade headset press is closed to new replies. With my goblin being a 2011 version the stock headset would be coming up 3 years old so it was due a change.

The basic strategy is. To continue this week s headset theme i saw someone s homemade headset press on the intertubes years ago and decided to make one for myself. So relatively cheap to. Rj the bike guy 130 495 views.

Diy headset press bikelife365. Bike forums main sections bicycle repairs and mechanics homemade headset press previous 1 2. Diy headset press matthew cox. This is my homemade bearing cup press.

Change the channel select site singletrack tech singletrack snow singletrack charged gritcx classifieds. You need to be able to apply a lot of force to the headset cups you need to apply the force straight in line with the head tube so the cups don t end up crooked or bent or bend the head tube. The next one is a special build and i want to do it right the first time and do it myself. 10 06 2013 12 19 am.

Another good reason to use a large block of wood instead of the washers is that it helps keep the headset straight. The keys to a headset press are.