On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with the general sentiment of the rest of the posts, but I'd like to
> add a few points.
>
> I just went through a full build of my wonderful A Homer Hilsen myself,
> though I've done a few dozen builds and overhauls before, so the decision
> was easy for me..
>
> As others have said, RBW installs the headset for you and prepares ("faces")
> the bottom bracket sell and cleans out ("chases") the rear derailler hanger
> threads, the parts requiring the most expensive tools and skill.
>
> There is really only one thing that I can think of that you could seriously
> mess up bad enough to harm the bike, and that would be to cross thread a
> braze-on on the frame. If you were to start putting a screw in crooked,
> and tried to force it in, you'd cut new threads at an angle and mess up the
> hole, requiring more major repairs, possibly serious ones. This isn't a
> problem if you're careful and never put much force on a scew except for the
> final tightening -- if it won't go in smoothly, something's usually wrong!!
>
A trick I usually use when I have a screw that is being recalcitrant.
Set the screw flat against the threads. Turn it counter-clockwise a
quarter turn until you feel the screw drop into the threads, then turn
clockwise.
Good odds you'll be lined up properly, then.
-sv
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