Showing posts with label P16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label P16. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Regreasing, rebearing head set bearings resulting in better bike handling

Wheels of Happiness

I have not serviced the bearings of headset of MTB.  Merely cleaned them and placed grease underneath the seals   Not knowing how to disassemble I dared not.

After reading a lot, I dared disassemble the bearings of the MTB.  They are PO3   41 mm, and P16  52 mm.  I had to tap out the bearings with a screwdriver.  The 51mm scattered and they were my difficulties later. I could not get it back properly.

I followed the directed processes:  I soaked the bearings with the plastic guard in detergents to remove the sediments.  For the bottom bearing, I had to replace  about 10 of them (from Sising inventory) because they fell off as I was returning them.

What a difference this PMS did to the bike.  The steering was lighter and the bike handled better   

Only servicing of the suspension cartridge and  truing are the unlearned skills remaining.   

I could probably run my own workshop. soon and give some mechanics a run for their money.