Re: [CR] Pitted headset

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From: "Phil Brown" <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:02 -0700
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Subject: Re: [CR] Pitted headset

On Oct 16, 2009, at 3:19 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:
> I've heard it was a thing that's been done, pack the headset (or cheap
> hub) with simichrome and use for a bit. Then clean out and re-pack.
>
> Brendan Wm. Casey
>

No, no, no, no. The solution for a brinelled HS is to repack with loose balls if it has caged, caged if it has loose. Phil Brown No, no, no, no in Oakland, Calif.