Hey guys,
So I figured if I can press bearings into my frame I should be able to press a headset into my frame. Everything is setup right. I have a FSA PIG DH PRO headset. The top bearing comes out, the bottom one is in there like it'll never come out.
My question is for a home mechanic, I imagine the top one is easy because you can remove the bearing, but can I press the lower up in with the bearing still in the cup? I'd be using a ghetto way with washers and nuts/threaded rod to do so but it seems like a good way to get even pressure and such. I know th grease the cups/inside of the headtube really well before doing this.
And the crown race, can I just take a PVC pipe or something and smack it until it hits the bottom of the steer. I know to be careful of the dropouts and such, as it's got like 1/2" to go to fit onto the taper. Seems like it'd be easy enough with a pipe and hammer.
And steertube, can you use a pipe cutter to cut it down?
If I can't figure it out I imagine a shop wouldn't charge more than $25 to cut the steer and install the headset. Hell everythings taken apart anyways. I don't need them to adjust anything, just install and cut. But I'd like to try this myself as I'm pretty confident it's not that difficult. Everything is reamed/faced and ready for the headset.
Any help would be great!
So I figured if I can press bearings into my frame I should be able to press a headset into my frame. Everything is setup right. I have a FSA PIG DH PRO headset. The top bearing comes out, the bottom one is in there like it'll never come out.
My question is for a home mechanic, I imagine the top one is easy because you can remove the bearing, but can I press the lower up in with the bearing still in the cup? I'd be using a ghetto way with washers and nuts/threaded rod to do so but it seems like a good way to get even pressure and such. I know th grease the cups/inside of the headtube really well before doing this.
And the crown race, can I just take a PVC pipe or something and smack it until it hits the bottom of the steer. I know to be careful of the dropouts and such, as it's got like 1/2" to go to fit onto the taper. Seems like it'd be easy enough with a pipe and hammer.
And steertube, can you use a pipe cutter to cut it down?
If I can't figure it out I imagine a shop wouldn't charge more than $25 to cut the steer and install the headset. Hell everythings taken apart anyways. I don't need them to adjust anything, just install and cut. But I'd like to try this myself as I'm pretty confident it's not that difficult. Everything is reamed/faced and ready for the headset.
Any help would be great!