Hey there, have what has been a head spinner for myself, taking here to see what everyone thinks. So, bottom bearing was fried on my canyon stitched 350 pro dirt jumper when I went to install a gyro. After doing some looking, IS52 seems to be the bottom cup to fit… went with a cane creek one. Upon install, it doesn’t not seem to fit right in like a IS is supposed to just sit right in. I debated taking a headset press to it, but reading up on it best to wait by the sounds of it as it should not be nessessary. However, for now I put it together and surprisingly it doesn’t feel bad, however no load or riding yet. What is everyone’s thought here?
by ComprehensiveWill447
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Why wouldn’t you use a bearing press? I just changed me headset last week and used one. Am I missing something??
It looks like the upper race from the previous bearing is still in there
i mean, i’d take it to a shop to have it looked at, but you probably have nothing to lose, so you can throw the bearing in the freezer for a few hours so it shrinks a little and try again.
not a guarantee that it’ll work, but i had a similar problem with a Miche headset for my first track bike (not an integrated headset though); freezing the cups before install worked great for me