How To in Videos
March 23rd, 2008 by Arleigh JenkinsBicycle Tutor is something I have been recommending to many friends in the past couple weeks. The site is very easy to use and the video’s are awesome.
Check out their latest video - How to Overhaul a Threaded Headset
Headset Cleaning
Wipe clean all of the bearing races located on both the frame and fork as well as the upper threaded race. Inspect all four of the bearing races to make sure they are not grooved or pitted. If so you will likely have to replace the entire headset unit.
Thouroughly clean the ball bearing cages with your toothbrush and solvent. Then wipe them dry with a clean rag, and set them aside to air-dry. Inspect the ball cages to make sure they aren’t bent or worn. You can replace the cages without replacing the entire headset, but you’ll have to bring the old set to your local bike shop for proper sizing.
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These are great! I have been iffy about any repairs or maintenance involving bearings because of some ill-fated attempts made when I was a kid (imagine dropping a bag of marbles, and you’ll get the picture), but with these videos as a guide, it looks very do-able.
Hal,
The guy does a great job. For a while I toyed around about making a archive of videos like this guy is doing but I didn’t have the patience and hate my voice on air.
Good luck with the bearing overhaul!
I soo needed this site Sunday! I tried truing a wheel after watching a handful of YouTube videos and ended up making it a Hell of a lot worse.
Arleigh thanks!, for bringing the site to our attention. I’ll make good use of it.
Thanks for the info, These videos are very easy to follow.