Headset

[richiemaryport]

Looking for some advice fellas.if I tighten my headset up its stiff to turn if I loosen it off then I have play in it when front brake is pulled. Any ideas cheers richie

 

[Gaddmeister]

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Possibly cups not seated fully flush with the frame, worn ball bearings, wrong size bearings, deformed headset, is it new or used?
:-D

 

[richiemaryport]

The bearings are sealed they came with the bike it's a 94 kona fire mountain it had suspension forks on when I got it and now I've replaced them with p2's.cheers

 

[richiemaryport]

Wonder if the bearings only suited the marrazochi forks?

 

[Gaddmeister]

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Did you take the headset race from the old forks and transfer to the new ones? Could the race not be fully seated on the forks? Bearings will work with whatever fork. Could they be the wrong way around?
:-D

 

[legrandefromage]

Theres two types of bearings, innies and outies

The innies sit just within the bearing cage and the outies sit just proud of the cage and mixing the two causes the cage to foul the bearing surfaces - this sounds like what is happening in your case

There are various types of either so best have a look at whats needed or show us a pic of you headset surfaces so someone can suggest what is what

'Outie':

'innie':

 

[richiemaryport]

Thanks for replying just took a couple of pics of the cups on both frames the one I took the p2's off are much slimmer so surely that's the problem?

 

[02gf74]

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Are the races fitted the correct way round?

PS I've never seen outies before

 

[richiemaryport]

Yeh the bearings can only sit one way with them been sealed I've taking pics but can't upload as it says images to big to upload???

 

[Gaddmeister]

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Download a free ap that reduces the size of photo :-D