Thanks for the information Bill. I have never thought of grease shelf
life before.
Much of my collection of various greases and oils was "lost" two years
when the movers refused to take it.
Angus
On May 12, 7:53 pm, "Bill M." wrote:
> On May 12, 12:16 pm, Marty wrote:
>
> > Agree; Campy wren
On May 12, 12:16 pm, Marty wrote:
> Agree; Campy wrenches are the best. I'm down to my last inch and a
> half of Campy ivory-colored "grease", but that should last the rest of
> my life. I bought the biggest tub of the stuff (maybe a liter?) when I
> worked at a shop in the 70s, and have been u
Agree; Campy wrenches are the best. I'm down to my last inch and a
half of Campy ivory-colored "grease", but that should last the rest of
my life. I bought the biggest tub of the stuff (maybe a liter?) when I
worked at a shop in the 70s, and have been using it ever since. I love
the smell of that
On May 12, 10:14 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 5/12/09 8:15 AM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I actually really like the act of setting up cup & cone bearings. There's
> something very satisfying with getting that tension just right and locking
> it down.
>
If that's the case, you ca
A good headset is very easy to install and adjust. I learned on the cheapest
ones with the continual struggle that you anticipated; and I was surprised
when I first installed decent headsets (Deore, XT, Dura Ace, Ultegra, Tange,
Stronglight, Ritchey, etc., back when those were all top of line threa
on 5/12/09 8:15 AM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
> So - I installed a 1.5mm spacer and the locknut doesn't slip anymore.
> So I think this was the problem.
>
> though I have one question. Getting the shimano headset to fit
> together and not have any play was very, very simple. Was I s
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>
> It's rare that a decent headset will loosen up if it has been properly
> installed, and such a headset rarely requires excessive tightening of the
> locknut.
>
> One very real possiblity is that your locknut is not quite clamping down on
>
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
> Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to
> seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a
> small amount of play in the steering and took things apart only to
> find top loose enough to take off by ha
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
> Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to
> seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a
> small amount of play in the steering and took things apart only to
> find top loose enough to take off by ha
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:20 AM, CycloFiend wrote:
>
> on 5/7/09 7:01 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to
>> seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a
>> small amount of play in the steering an
on 5/7/09 7:01 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to
> seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a
> small amount of play in the steering and took things apart only to
> find top loose enough to take
Hi, Seth:
There are a few possibilities. I'll start with the most common first.
Are you getting the lock nut tight enough? Are you using just one
wrench? Properly tightening a threadless set usually requires two
wrenches to do the job well. Use one wrench to hold the lower,
threaded race and the
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