I was trying to a new stem on and the bars were rattling, I took the bars back off and this thing had been bent and had a few things missing
by misk992
I was trying to a new stem on and the bars were rattling, I took the bars back off and this thing had been bent and had a few things missing
by misk992
11 Comments
looks like an unsealed bearing for a headset.
Bearings from your headset
Broken headset bearings
Bearings and cup
Yup you need those lol.
Headset bearing most likely. But any bearing that’s unsealed can produce this. That’s what a ball bearing is
That looks like one of the loose-ball bearing and cage assemblies for the headset, and it is missing one of the ball bearings but otherwise looks to be in good condition. You can try to locate the missing ball and put it back into the cage, grease lightly and reinstall. The cage fingers can be bent slightly to hold balls from dropping out of the cage, and they should all have about the same bend appearance so that they do not interfere during rotation of the bearing assembly. The cage holds the bearings apart during operation, and it holds the balls together in an assembly to help with servicing. Because the headset is not a high speed rotating assembly, you can can get away with replacing just the one missing ball using a new ball of the same size: just precisely measure the diameter of the balls and purchase a new ball online.
Anal beads
You can get loose balls the same size and just fill the race without a cage. IMO it’s better.
Cock ring.
The loose ball is probably in your fork. You can put the ball back in and use it. Put a lot of grease on the bearing and the ‘cup’ where the bearing sits.