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help with fork install on Chris King headset

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  1. Hi,

    I've got a CK headset already pressed in to my frame and now I'm just
    installing the fork. I have a question about the infamous o-ring.
    Does it need to fit around the lip of the bearing cap or simply sit
    flush against it? I've tried to 'seat' the o-ring in the bearing cap,
    but it's a very tight fit and I'm afraid I'll tear it. Plus, I'm not
    even sure it needs to be seated that way. If I simply slide the
    o-ring and the then the bearing cap over the fork steerer, I'm having
    a hard time getting the bearing cap pressed down far enough.
    Obviously, the o-ring is making that fit tight. As is, there's about
    a 1-2 mm (noticeable) gap between the bearing cap and the top bearing
    cup. Too much :p.

    How can I press this bearing cap down more to get a nice fit?

    Any help would be much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Alex

  2. Please disregard my previous question. I figured it out and I was
    making a mistake. I was confusing the o-ring with the little seal
    that goes between the top cap and the last spacer.

    All better now.

    --Alex

    [email hidden] (Alex) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Hi,

    I've got a CK headset already pressed in to my frame and now I'm just
    installing the fork. I have a question about the infamous o-ring.
    Does it need to fit around the lip of the bearing cap or simply sit
    flush against it? I've tried to 'seat' the o-ring in the bearing cap,
    but it's a very tight fit and I'm afraid I'll tear it. Plus, I'm not
    even sure it needs to be seated that way. If I simply slide the
    o-ring and the then the bearing cap over the fork steerer, I'm having
    a hard time getting the bearing cap pressed down far enough.
    Obviously, the o-ring is making that fit tight. As is, there's about
    a 1-2 mm (noticeable) gap between the bearing cap and the top bearing
    cup. Too much :p.

    How can I press this bearing cap down more to get a nice fit?

    Any help would be much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Alex

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