Double-E F
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.. if you don't have the proper tool to do it and want to re-use the aforementioned head set..?
Thanks for your tips!
Thanks for your tips!
What's the best way to remove a head set..
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RickTheUncivil
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Long flat screwdriver or big socket on extension bar, rubber hammer, work around in circles with gentle taps. Always done it this way and never lost a headset yet.
Long flat screwdriver or big socket on extension bar, rubber hammer, work around in circles with gentle taps. Always done it this way and never lost a headset yet.
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I won't use screwdrivers as they tend to score the headset, I tend to use a metal that's a bit softer. Mostly I use what ever plumbing supplies I have knocking around and either use a copper pipe similar to this:
(Picture stolen from Dave Moultons blog)
Or I use PVC waste pipes. I also use PVC waste pipes as a drift to install new crown races on steerers. Far cheaper than the real tools, especially when you only use them once in a blue moon.
I won't use screwdrivers as they tend to score the headset, I tend to use a metal that's a bit softer. Mostly I use what ever plumbing supplies I have knocking around and either use a copper pipe similar to this:
(Picture stolen from Dave Moultons blog)
Or I use PVC waste pipes. I also use PVC waste pipes as a drift to install new crown races on steerers. Far cheaper than the real tools, especially when you only use them once in a blue moon.
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Just buy the tool!
I got one of these years ago and it has been well worth it.
https://www.merlincycles.com/icetoolz-h ... AstU8P8HAQ
I got one of these years ago and it has been well worth it.
https://www.merlincycles.com/icetoolz-h ... AstU8P8HAQ
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kingbling":17i0p9n1 said:
As above with a length of alloy frame tube.
firedfromthecircus":26bk7ysr said:
Exactly, especially since you want to reuse it. Even the cheapest ParkTool headset fitting thing is pretty cheap now, so it's worth investing in the right tools.
