N Roach Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 (edited) Hey, My internal onza headset is creeking, the noice is coming from the bottom of the headset, everytime i put a downwards pressure on my handle bars, it creeks . What has happened? what will need replacing? If it is just the bottom bearing then, How do i remove the old one, then refit the new one?Cheers nafan Edited July 18, 2006 by chocolate_bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Are you sure its your headset? It sounds more like cracked forks to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCongreve Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 What bars are you using?If they're Zoo bars then they always creak when more pressure is applied onto the bars, because of the finish they have on them.Just check all the front of your bike is tight, it can be a few different things that creak.Hope this has helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minitrialer Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 get a new one or put new bearings in, thats what i did, well actually i didn't its what i planned to do, i took it out re greased it spun it round slightly and problem solved ( temporarily) isn't that hard take half hour or so. Get a new headset though if you have the cash for one. Onza's eh, who'd have 'em? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 What bars are you using?If they're Zoo bars then they always creak when more pressure is applied onto the bars, because of the finish they have on them.Just check all the front of your bike is tight, it can be a few different things that creak.Hope this has helped mine dont Just grease everywhere that metal touches metal will sort any kinda creaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) I forgot to mechane that it creeks then clicks or the other way round some times, depends how much pressure there is.Will try everything above tomorrow cheers Edited July 19, 2006 by chocolate_bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 All the creaking has gone Ramdon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Problem is with Onza headsets is they run open bearings rather and sealed, so the bearings themselves take the abuse unlike the casing of the sealed ones.Aheadset upgrade, its about £25 and a wise investment, very robust compared to the Onza standard one. Its definatly a lacking market that Onza fail to act on. We have the choice of about 2 internal headsets compared to about 10 externals. Why don't Onza make they're frame external? Althought he new Zenth (or whatever its called) has external doesn't it? Edited July 21, 2006 by anzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) I think they're stronger than external ones. There's a lot more support for the bearing cup jibbers. The headtubes probably have to be made to higher standards though or that theory will go to shit.edit..I was going to shut up about headsets Edited July 21, 2006 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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