Apollo13 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Ive had a look in the Faq and stuff and i couldnt find anything to do with it, so i went to the last resort to post and ask you all for advice, my headset is constantly moving and i dont no what is doing it, im just fed up of it, it bugs me when i pull the front brake and my forks and that move froward, any advice on what to do? Chears Nick :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 It's not necessarily the headset moving. If you're using a V-brake or Maguras a lot of the movement will just be from the pads. I thought my headset was loose, but it was just the pads moving in the pistons of my Maguras. If it's not that, it could be: - That you need to use a stem stacker because your top-cap is pulling down onto the top of the steerer tube, so it feels tight whereas it's not actually pulling on the star-nut and preloading the bearings. - That your bearings are f**ked, so you're tightening them up but they're still rocking around. The interior cage of my sealed bearings tore through the seal and out into the open air, to give you an idea of the shit that can go down. - You've flared your headtube, so the cups aren't sitting in a plush tube, and have a small amount of play available to them (unlikely though, to be fair). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom e Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) Loosen the stem bolts, tighten topcap bolt up to the point where your headset works smoothly without being loose, tighten stem bolts. It could be that simple.. Edited May 23, 2005 by tom!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Do you have 3-5mm between top of stem and top of the steerer tube? Is everyting correctly in place, ie all bearins in etc havent forgotten a part? Is it tight enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) Ive had a look in the Faq and stuff and i couldnt find anything to do with it, so i went to the last resort to post and ask you all for advice, my headset is constantly moving and i dont no what is doing it, im just fed up of it, it bugs me when i pull the front brake and my forks and that move froward, any advice on what to do? Chears Nick :) ← Go in this order incase it could only be a minor problem like a star nut etc. Tighten it up? - To tighten it undo the STEM bolts where they hold onto the forks, then tighten the bolt that goes INTO the forks from you stems top cap) Extra a stacker? A stacker is a spacer so the when you tight your headset up, your top cap doesnt touch the forks, If you have about 3-5mm then thats not a problem. New star flange/star nut? - The star flange/star nut grips the inside of the forks so you can tighten the headset up, if yours is wobbly/not gripping, it won't tighten your headset up will it? New bearings? - If you bearings are knackered, you will need to replace then, if you don't know the correct way to put them in, go to your local bike store, I'm sure they'll do it free, onlt takes a few seconds. New headset even? If your headset is totally buggered I suggest you get a new one, ask other people on budget headsets, I don't really know I've heard Pig headsets are good though. But if you have an onza, just get a cane creek and do it up tight and lube it first. Hope I've helped Edited May 23, 2005 by Corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 If you need a new headset and have a normal headtube, try and geta Hope or a King expensive but worth it. 9/10 your problem is not tightening the headset correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo13 Posted May 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 My headset is a cane creek, i dont know wether this will help in anyway. Nick (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 nick i have seen your headset, i think that your berins are gone but i could be it could be some thing else. :D" ben (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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