Little Yoshi Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Got my Marino frame the other day. Was away for the weekend so couldn't put it together. Went to put the head set in the now and the headtube is an oval. There is about a 1mm at the top and about 2 mm at the bottem that it is out by. It is pushed in by the same amount at the sides so the cups dont fit in. Was planning on filling the cups down to try and get them in. But there is not a lot of material to lose from anywere so has anyone ever head this problem before? Edited January 23, 2011 by Little Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_zoo Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Send it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Took me 5 weeks to get it. Its going no where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Lol, squash it back maybe. If you get a headset with super-deep cups, it will resist against creaking and play there. Alternatives include getting someone with a jig to cut it apart and put a new headset in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Lol, squash it back maybe. If you get a headset with super-deep cups, it will resist against creaking and play there. Alternatives include getting someone with a jig to cut it apart and put a new headset in there. I dont quiet know wat you mean. I cant get the cups in there in the first place. Was thinking of maybe heating it up to try and expand it enough to pop them in. But then thats the entire paint job f**ked. Which you dont really want to be doing to a brand new frame. Will edit my first post to try some more detail. Edited January 23, 2011 by Little Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Pics would help, smash it back with a hammer? ive done it before, it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Pics would help, smash it back with a hammer? ive done it before, it works Cant really get pics, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Its sorted now. Put a tapper on the end of the cups using the bench grinder and used a 27mm socket, old grinding disk and a vice. Went in a dream. Edited January 23, 2011 by Little Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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