Headset press?

[Sobot_FR]

Do I really need a Heaset press to put my headset in?

I just got a new frame, I successfully got the headset OUT of my old frame, but I can't get it into the new one.

Someone I know had a Le Toy 2 and get his headset in with a hammer.

I can't seem to get mine in properly. It's not lining up, and always going in on and angle.

If I really need a headset press, how much do you think I'd have to pay?

I'd rather not build my own.

Thanks.

[corey@nsmb.com]

I would caution against putting it in yourself. If the cups go in crooked, no matter how little, you risk ovalizing your head tube and writing off your new frame. Don't bother. I am sure it can be done, but is isn't worth the risk. Don't piece together precision parts with a hammer.

If you want to buy a headset tool, its going to cost you a few hundred bucks, at least. Not a wise investment for something you'll use once every few years.

Take it to a shop...they have the tool and will do it for you. Should be around $10.

[sanrensho]

A headset press is pretty pricey. It would take a lot of headsets to justify the price of a press.

If you have a good LBS or you purchased the frame from them, then they should install the cups for a few bucks. It literally takes them a few minutes to press the cups in.

If you're not having much luck with the hammering method, just have it done at your LBS. I've used a homemade press before and it is a little bit tricky getting the cups in straight.

[eddiebrannan]

i pressed mine myself. just used a piece of 2x4 to ensure that i was hitting it even and did it carefully. unless you're grossly inept it shouldn't be a problem. use plenty small taps rather than one wallop

[PegCityThrasher]

PM rosscofat. His dad made a real simple and cheap one from wood and stuff.

[Sobot_FR]

I'm just gonna take it to a shop, thanks anyways.

I called, it's only gonna cost $6

[DangerousDean]

alll you need is a long bolt some nuts and a couple pieces of wood...


I just used a peice of hardwood + rubber mallet

put on peice of wood on table, one side of headtube on it, then use other peice of wood and rubber mallet to pound the cup in, then repeat on other side, just be super careful to get it in straight :)

[.Robinson]

taking it to the shop is the best bet i think

[switch]

Don't pound the cup into the frame. Instead, pound the frame into the cup.

Put the cup on a flat surface. Lay the frame upright and level so that the head tube sits on the cup level. Put a block of wood on the other end of the head tube, and hammer down. Doing this pretty much forces the head tube down onto the cup.

[just ride]

i get mine done for free :???:

[XXX_er]

OR go to beaver lumber

Get a big lag bolt and nut ,I got one that was 8" long so it would fit any headtube

get 2 BIG washers ... big enough to overlap a pair of headset cups.OR you could use some 2x4 here

get a half dozen bigger bolts that slip easily on the lag bolt(you use these as spacers for different length head tubes)

you bolt the whole thing together ,turn the bolts and nut with a couple of wrenches and you got yerself a ghetto headset press,I think I spent about 7$ on mine.You gotta be a little careful to hold the washers on the cups but otherwise it works fine , I have used it a couple of times on headsets and once on some cups for a bmx BB