spaceman Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hi guys!Recently I borrowed a fork from my friend, and after fitting it onto my bike, the headset seems to be "jammed", I had to use a good amount of force to turn the bar. That obviously has to be the bearing problem right? I removed the fork and both the top and bottom headsets bearings are spinning smoothly when I used my fingers to spin them. So if it's not the bearings... then it means the problem lies in the fork steerer tube? Could it be bent a bit, causing the bearing to "seize"? I was also wondering if it would cause any damage to the headset itself? I rode for about 5 minutes, mostly doing pedal kicks, without adding much stress to the headtube/fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 how tight are you doing the top cap bolt up? it only needs to pinched not forced tight.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 What forks, headset and frame are we talking about here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 This happened to me. I'd forgotten to put in a piece of the headset. Make sure it's all in, and in the right order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 how tight are you doing the top cap bolt up? it only needs to pinched not forced tight..Well over here at my side, we all tight it like tightening your stem bolts? I've been doing it on my Echo fork previously and it was running fine.I did "pinch tight" it but the headset would be loose. What forks, headset and frame are we talking about here?It's a very old Echo fork, Inspired frame, and a Diatech headset. Both frame and headset were bought in May this year.That fork doesn't matter, it's in the trash now. I just hope that it didn't do any damage or something. My new fork would be arriving in a few days, and that got me worried. This happened to me. I'd forgotten to put in a piece of the headset. Make sure it's all in, and in the right order!Hmm, i just checked, I got every part.Hope this isn't a silly question, does the metal seal cover, actually have a rubber seal lining on the inside? Cos mine doesn't and perhaps it could be the cause of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rago muffin Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 over tightened? you sure you used the correct crown race that came with the headset, not one that was sitting on the forks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I doubt it's a case of over-tightening. ><And yep, I used the race which came with my headset, (there wasn't any sitting on the fork). Anyway, I got my new fork already. Pashley disc (forward facing). Will post some pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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