WW techie help... aka. headset baseplate doesn't fit fork
Moderator: robbosmans
My wife has a new Orbea Orca Dama that she's asking me to build up for her. Not a big deal since I've done all the wrenching on all our other bikes. EXCEPT, the darn headset baseplate doesn't push all the way down to the fork crown! It's a gap of about 15mm and it just won't go any further. What do I do?!
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- MajorMantra
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Are you using a proper crown race tool, or something that passes for one?:
It can take a bit of force, and it needs to be applied evenly so it goes on straight and doesn't get stuck.
It can take a bit of force, and it needs to be applied evenly so it goes on straight and doesn't get stuck.
Last edited by MajorMantra on Wed Aug 14, 2013 7:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
^^^this
or you can improvise with a piece of pipe
either way, it needs a good whomp to seat a crown race
if it's an alloy steerer there's the outside chance that it hasn't been finished to allow fitting the race, but a cf steerer should be ready
to ease things, lightly grease the area where the race goes, heat the race before fitting (boiling water, no more than that)
or you can improvise with a piece of pipe
either way, it needs a good whomp to seat a crown race
if it's an alloy steerer there's the outside chance that it hasn't been finished to allow fitting the race, but a cf steerer should be ready
to ease things, lightly grease the area where the race goes, heat the race before fitting (boiling water, no more than that)
Yes, the crown race is the right diameter. That's the first thing I checked. I didn't use a press/tool, but I guess I need to improvise to get that seated. Thanks for the suggestion!
"Suddenly the thought struck me; my floor is someone elses ceiling" - Nils Ferlin