How do you guys do it? I see there's a removal tool that park makes. Would it work for a 1.5 headset? Is there a better or cheaper way? Enlighten me.
A small aluminum tube works well too. Softer than a screwdriver, less likely to damage the headset cup if you get monkey-handed with the hammer.Very carefully with the tip of a flat bladed screwdriver and a hammer.
Put the tip of the screwdriver on the underside of the headset cup, give it some taps until it starts to move, move a little bit over, couple taps... do this evenly and carefully all around the headset.
AKA an old seatpostA small aluminum tube works well too. Softer than a screwdriver, less likely to damage the headset cup if you get monkey-handed with the hammer.
An old handlebar works great.AKA an old seatpost
The seatpost works well, I wonder if a small PVC pipe would work too (never tried PVC) - that definitely won't scratch anything?
I use a PVC pipe to seat crown races on forks.
Was it the white schedule something rather they use for waterlines or the black stuff? I think some kinds of PVC pipe are more brittle than others. Sorry I'm not a plumber:huh:PVC? Tried it -
CLACK!!
Broke into 20 pieces instantly. (granted I may have hit it too hard)
Old white pvc.Was it the white schedule something rather they use for waterlines or the black stuff? I think some kinds of PVC pipe are more brittle than others. Sorry I'm not a plumber:huh:
Yah ABS is lighter and weakerOld white pvc.
The black stuff is abs.
You have to tap it out in same manner BV mentions with a screwdriver, only you are using a tube because its less likely to mar anything:Ok, top of my list then are PVC and handlebar/seatpost. Not sure how they'll work since I'm not going to try to cut them up like park's tool.
give it some taps until it starts to move, move a little bit over, couple taps... do this evenly and carefully all around the headset.
Well, as long as it extends past the edge of the headset cup on all sides, I'm not sure you'll gain much benefit from making it wider.That'll get the job done right there. wider is probably better yes?
Some people wrap the threaded bolt with tape, etc. to keep it more centered than the one in the pic.Example:
Some people wrap the threaded bolt with tape, etc. to keep it more centered than the one in the pic.
I suppose you just wrap the tape until you have the ideal diameter for the size headset you want to use for centering like on a real headset press. Something more substantial than tape would be better though.wrap it with tape? Visual example?
You're right - supposed to only press one cup at a time even if you have a proper headset press.I've used that setup for years. Works great! I find it's easier to do one cup at a time and go sloooowly until it's really started into the head tube.
wrap it with tape? Visual example?