Monday, November 5, 2018

Seating the Bottom Race of the Headset Assembly to the fork and installing the two headset races in the head tube (1970's Teledyne)

Used a pipe (blue -- it's the handle for my floor jack...) to press the bottom headset race to seat at the bottom of the fork's upper shaft

The pipe pushed on the metal race (not on the rubber seal at the edge of the race)

The race was pushed down until there was no gap at the bottom (before I started, there was about a 5 mm gap).  The amount of force required was pretty low.  I just lightly "hammered" the fork down into the blue pipe repeatedly to slowly move the bottom race along the upper shaft of the fork...


Used a large socket and a hammer to "press" the bottom headset bearing race into the head tube.  It's a slight interference fit so it doesn't take too much force to "press" it in.

Installed the top bearing race the same was at the bottom one.


Now it's ready for assembly with the fork, bearings, top race, cap, washer and top lock nut.
Bottom Bearing greased and installed with fork

Top bearing balls installed

Lots of grease for the top bearing

Top bearing upper race cap (with hex), washer & top nut installed.  I think there's supposed to be a rubber piece that goes between the upper & lower bearing races (like the bottom bearing assembly).  Need to find the Campagnolo rubber piece...  Could be a needle in a haystack search...  But, basically ready for the goose neck/handle bars.

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