|   ummm... | laffeaux
Dec 18, 2003 11:53 PM | | You kind of need to ask a question.
What exactly are you trying to ask? |
| ummm... | Jerryatric
Dec 19, 2003 6:14 AM | | Ummmm I kind of sort of already asked a question, if you look between the 2 pictures in the initial post. "What the signifigance of the silver ring is and if it needs to go above or below the top cap." I wanted someone to see the pic of the aheadset put back together by me, to make sure I did it correctly. |
| Soooo... | Homebrew
Dec 19, 2003 8:00 AM | | Where are the bearings? It's hard to tell from your fuzzy picture though. Does your camera have a close up feature (usually a button with a plant/flower)? Anyway, you should have (in this order starting from the bottom) the top cup of the headset (in the frame), bearings, bearing race, wedge, top of the headset. All of the spacers should go outside of the headset. Without a better picture, it's hard to say more. |
| I'll try | 5.10
Dec 19, 2003 8:49 AM | | It's hard to see what everything is in your pic, but if you're only concern is the gap between the cup and the bearing race, you should be fine. I'm wondering if the silver ring(6) is actually the fork crown race? Does the fork have a ring on it? Or does the silver ring have a bit of a ramp on it?
Something does not look right with the diagram you were given. You definetly don't want a spacer(7) below the bearing race(4).
I believe the order you want from bottom to top is: bearings, race(4), wedge (5), spacers (2,3,6?,7), stem, and top cap(1).
Take a look here for more help:
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_headthreadless.shtml |
| Looks like you got it right... | Tad
Dec 20, 2003 6:22 AM | | I had the same headset and the silver ring (6) does go above the rubber seal, although the function is unclear and probably unnecessary. I guess it acts as a kind of washer and helps distribute forces evenly around the rubber seal. The spacers do the same thing though. |
| Looks like you got it right... | Jerryatric
Dec 20, 2003 3:19 PM | | Tad, thanks for replying. I took it to the LBS and they said it was just a spacer just a different color. So I was worried for nothing. Where do you buy spacers in the first place? |
| Looks like you got it right... | belfrey
Dec 23, 2003 5:55 AM | | Your LBS should have spacers in a variety of widths available. |
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