On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 04:26 PM, Chuck Johnston wrote:
> Has anyone else done this and how did they do it?
Yep, I posted about it a couple years back. There was a lot of
discussion about it so I won't go into heavy depth. I use a pile of
bearings, valve grinding compound (course and fine), and toothpaste.
I'll pack a headset, in the frame and fork, with the course stuff and
turn the fork by hand for about half an hour. Then I'll pull it apart
and see how it''s going. I repeat the process using the fine compound
and then the toothpaste until the races look smooth. I've used an
electric drill to turn the fork, but I think by hand works better.
I've done it with BBs and hubs too, but headsets seem to work best.
good luck,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
SB, CA
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