bikerider Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 (edited) Whenever I go for hooks or give it some welly, my headset keeps going tight. It doesn't feel like I've overtightened it though. If I bang the front end of the bike up and down a couple of times, everything returns to normal It's an FSA, so is this ok for it to be doing it? Should I just put up and shut up? thanks in advanceDan Edited June 10, 2006 by bikerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilman Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Is the headset a sealed bearing style?Is it a retainer bearing style?If it is a retainer style, you may have one of the bearings upside down.If it is sealed, you may have a crack somewhere. IF you pull your headset apart and check your race, and it moves around on the fork, that could be the problem.Maybe the fork steer tube is slightly bent.Maybe your stem bolts are not tight enough?Try all of those things and let us know if any one of those worked. That will help narrow things down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Is the headset a sealed bearing style?Is it a retainer bearing style?If it is a retainer style, you may have one of the bearings upside down.If it is sealed, you may have a crack somewhere. IF you pull your headset apart and check your race, and it moves around on the fork, that could be the problem.Maybe the fork steer tube is slightly bent.Maybe your stem bolts are not tight enough?Try all of those things and let us know if any one of those worked. That will help narrow things down.How is this guy not validated?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerider Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Thanks for the help. Did all of the above. Couldn't find any cracks or anything, so I reassembled with a bit of copper-slip and tightened everything sensibly. Appears better.Now I've got to try and solve my creaky cranks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Thanks for the help. Did all of the above. Couldn't find any cracks or anything, so I reassembled with a bit of copper-slip and tightened everything sensibly. Appears better.Now I've got to try and solve my creaky cranks Bit o' grease on the tapers? At a wild guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunn_bmixx Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 my headset has a slight wobble even though i have tightened it? any way of resulving this problem. Although im not sure if it is the headset? I think it maybe the bads moving in the calipers. Does this happen?thanks Ian Bloomfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerider Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 my headset has a slight wobble even though i have tightened it? any way of resulving this problem. Although im not sure if it is the headset? I think it maybe the bads moving in the calipers. Does this happen?To check if the headset is ok, I was always told to put the front wheel up against something like a wall or solid object, and then rock the bike.I've already done grease on tapers, threadlocked all bolts on the spider (one is slightly knackered and I think it may be this needs replacing) and wound the lockring up as tight as fook. I put loads of loctite on the BB last time I had it out and now it's really solid in there. I'm wondering whether the bb has gone 'dry' and just needs taking out and re-inserting with a bit of grease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Check if your steerer tube isnt too long and is bottoming out on the top cap, if it is either cut it down by about 5mm or shove a stacker on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Your forks will probebly be caracked i think thats what happend to my headset was stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan@medway riders Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 hi i had this problem with my fsa first of all it started going tight then it siezed up completely so what i did was take the whole headset apart ant let it soak in a bowl of wd40 it was a bit of a waste of oil but it worked if that is not the problem try taking it apart and carefully putting it back together making sure everything is where it should be and notjing is missing and if that does not work throw the whole lot in the bin hope this has helped brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 i had the same problem with about four fsa headsets, i got bored with putting up with it so i replaced it with a cane creek s2, havnt had a problem since you could try a headlock bolt aswell, they help with dodgy headsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerider Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Solved the creaky cranks as well. It was the copper slip I cleaned it all off and reassembled as normal, but using some waterproof grease and it's perfect Thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 ive got the same problem with the fsa thats on my sidekick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 try this. i havent had a problem since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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