This morning, hopped up on coffee and delusions of grandeur, I decided to take apart, clean, and put back together my headset. I watched a
of it being done and since it only took the dude 5 minutes to do it, I figured it would only take me 20 minutes.
[This is the part in the movie where the camera shows a clock, with its hands rotating madly as hours pass by]
When removing the front forks however, things got a little sloppy and I didn't get to properly inspect how things were before I removed them and now I've got four loose parts and I can't figure out how to put them back together in the right order.
The parts:
I suppose the race slides down the steerer tube first. But then what? Also, which way should the ball bearings be oriented? Does the more closed-side face up, or does the more open-side face up?
I'm in over my head
[This is the part in the movie where the camera shows a clock, with its hands rotating madly as hours pass by]
When removing the front forks however, things got a little sloppy and I didn't get to properly inspect how things were before I removed them and now I've got four loose parts and I can't figure out how to put them back together in the right order.
The parts:
- Metal ring that I'm guessing is the crown race
- Very thin metal band - when I discovered it it was sitting on the middle of my steerer tube
- Flexible plastic o-ring
- Ball bearing assembly
I suppose the race slides down the steerer tube first. But then what? Also, which way should the ball bearings be oriented? Does the more closed-side face up, or does the more open-side face up?
I'm in over my head