Just borrowing the front child seat off a friend’s bike. Took bars off, took seat mounting piece off, put some extra spacers on to make up for the lost stack height. Held by underside of fork to ensure the lower bearing is where it should be. Tightened the preload bolt a little, while jiggling things to ensure the top race is pressing against the balls and not on an angle. Then tightened stem bolts. This is the result even after trying again a couple times. That gap can’t be normal right? Dust will just go right into the bearing. Unfortunately I didn’t look at it before taking the bars off so not sure if I caused this or not (though presumably I’ve done something wrong!). There’s no play afaict – with the brakes on and front wheel between my legs, I can’t feel any play when rocking the bike back and forth.
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No. Might have a wedge that didn’t seat properly, or a race that’s upside down? Id take it all apart and reassemble. That chamfered piece should sit almost flush with the cup that’s pressed into the frame. A tiny gap is acceptable, this isn’t it.
Looks like a caged bearing headset. Is the cage with the balls in it installed the correct way? Could have also gotten turned upside down if it was disassembled.
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Just borrowing the front child seat off a friend’s bike. Took bars off, took seat mounting piece off, put some extra spacers on to make up for the lost stack height. Held by underside of fork to ensure the lower bearing is where it should be. Tightened the preload bolt a little, while jiggling things to ensure the top race is pressing against the balls and not on an angle. Then tightened stem bolts. This is the result even after trying again a couple times. That gap can’t be normal right? Dust will just go right into the bearing. Unfortunately I didn’t look at it before taking the bars off so not sure if I caused this or not (though presumably I’ve done something wrong!). There’s no play afaict – with the brakes on and front wheel between my legs, I can’t feel any play when rocking the bike back and forth.
No. Might have a wedge that didn’t seat properly, or a race that’s upside down? Id take it all apart and reassemble. That chamfered piece should sit almost flush with the cup that’s pressed into the frame. A tiny gap is acceptable, this isn’t it.
Looks like a caged bearing headset. Is the cage with the balls in it installed the correct way? Could have also gotten turned upside down if it was disassembled.