Tight spot in Chris King headset
Tight spot in Chris King headset
I just had a Chris King headset installed and it has a tight spot. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it.
On the Intense frames like your's the headtube is often not square, and might even have paint on it where the cups press in. Rope is right, face the head tube (also taking all the paint off) and make sure the cups and the fork race are all pressed in straight, then it'll work fine. On that frame, your BB will start creaking also, sand/file the paint off the contact area there too to stop it.
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I give a third vote for facing.
I have Kings on several bikes ranging from MTB to road to BMX. I make sure to face every headset I install and they have always been flawlessly smooth from the moment they were installed. The one on Bennett's bike is an old road one of mine that is over twelve years old.
Have it done at a bike shop and not with a Dremel. Most shops will have the proper Park Facing tool which will ensure the cups seat squarely. I would not think it would cost more than $10 or so and it just takes a couple of minutes. Well worth the cost for a smooth headset that will last for years.
I have Kings on several bikes ranging from MTB to road to BMX. I make sure to face every headset I install and they have always been flawlessly smooth from the moment they were installed. The one on Bennett's bike is an old road one of mine that is over twelve years old.
Have it done at a bike shop and not with a Dremel. Most shops will have the proper Park Facing tool which will ensure the cups seat squarely. I would not think it would cost more than $10 or so and it just takes a couple of minutes. Well worth the cost for a smooth headset that will last for years.
~Curtis
Thanks everyone for your help. When I had it installed I asked the shop to make sure they faced it. At first I thought they didn't do it, it turns out they did. The problem was my stem, it wasn't square so it put more pressure on one side of the headset. I installed a new stem and now it works great!
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