See three dents. Would you reuse this? I am planning replace cages bearings with loose BB’s. Would prefer not replace the full headset so looking for suggestions based on the condition show.
by Free_Evidence_8012
See three dents. Would you reuse this? I am planning replace cages bearings with loose BB’s. Would prefer not replace the full headset so looking for suggestions based on the condition show.
by Free_Evidence_8012
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You can buy a perfectly fine [Tange](https://mikesbikes.com/products/tange-passage-threaded) headset for very little, that crown race has to go, and i would suspect the cups inside the headset are no good.
I see four rather deep dents. How did you manage to do that?
You should replace it.
The crown race is junk. You can get a cartridge bearing headset for not much.
Congrats on your indexed steering
Indexed headset
It shouldn’t be dangerous to keep using that, but it won’t feel all that nice, even with new bearings. Check the cups and upper race, I bet they’ve got some damage too.
Those balls are cheap so see how it feels after rebuilding it, then decide if you want to replace the whole thing, or if it’s good enough. I’d probably rock it