How To Make A Headset Cup Remover Tool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- This is my homemade tool to remove headset bearing cups from a bike frame. This is similar to the Park Tool RT-1 Head Cup Remover tool. It cost about $3 to make. I made it from a piece of 3/4" electrical conduit that I bought at the hardware store. The only tools used to make it were a vise, hack saw, and a file to smooth the burrs. I have seen some people make them from copper pipes, but the price of copper has gone up, so copper pipes are not cheap anymore.
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RJ, you saved my ass AGAIN. Sure, I could have ordered the tool online, and waited a week for it to get here. Instead, I went into my shop, found a workable piece of tubing and was done in 5 minutes.
Dude, I friggin' love the DIY tools you make. As a bike messenger and bike mecanic enthousiast I just can't afford everything at the moment but I slowly buy some tools. Sometimes, I just need the tool for a one time use so no way I will pay full price for that. The headset cup press saved my ass only 12$ compared to a 200$ one. Thanks a lot for those tips.
Definitely doing this! Went to the local bike shop and was asking them a few questions...I was willing to buy the tool...but they said they couldn't sell it and that they would refer me to Park Tools to buy from them....this is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing!
RJ,
Thank you Sir!
Worked amazingly well on Honda XR400R.
For those who want to know, I tried using a long punch. Races were already shot. Three hits in and no movement. Built the tool. Two hits ..success. Repeat other side, done.
I will be watching for other tips.
Thanks again!
Mark
Ok update: I thought I would have time the night of my original post. I used this tool tonight and it worked like a charm!! The tube was $4.47 from Home Depot. Thank you!
Putting the the headset on tomorrow. Will comment on your headset video.
Wonderful tool RJ , 5 stars for you , I have learnt so much watching all ur bike vids . Keep on the good job. Best regards Luckyram from Bristol U.K.
I just tried this trick using a rusty old chrome seat post. Too lazy to hacksaw - 4 cuts with an angle grinder does it nicely and it works a trick - Thanks for the tip RJ.
I was just about to order the park tool bb 90.3. Figured I should have a look on youtube for an alternative. Sure enough, RJ helped me out. I used an old mtb handle bar cut down to just 6". I removed my PF BB in no time!
That was ingenious! (it also gave me a great excuse to purchase an angle grinder, as I was not going to hacksaw through it all!) Thank you for all of your videos, they are a great help to novices, like me, who want to get better!
I am actually restoring an older bike and have/had to replace the headset and was kind of shocked when i saw the prices for that Tool. So i just headed to the nearest metalworker and asked if they got some leftoverjunk.. And i've found the perfect piece of tube, for free!
Excellent! Thanks. Also the Press is great too. I used your dropout spreader just a couple of weeks ago and it was perfect. You are the most helpful site on YT for work on bikes!
If you know an electrician or work construction, that is a throwaway scrap. And if a bandsaw is accessible it makes it all the easier. Thanks for saving me $30!
I just went to the local big box hardware store and bought a 5ft steel conduit (they didn't have anything shorter) and made it the RJ way. I could make a couple more with the leftover section and sell them on CL and make my money back!
I'm currently building my first road bike and found the shop bought tools far too expensive for what they are. This is brilliant and works a treat. Thanks from the U.K.
So simple but so effective. I was stuck for days trying to get these old cups out, then tried your technique (took ~5 mins to make the tool) and BAM! Done. Thanks!
ace. This worked so easily. Took about 5 minutes to make the tool and 20 seconds to remove both cups. thank you! For $8 I got 10ft of 3/4 conduit. Could make 10 of these tools for 80 cents each, LOL, not $30+ like the dealers sell.
Perfect alternative to expensive tool.
Thank you
I also used flat head driver and hammer tapping both sides of the cup alternatively. Worked great but not as quick as yours 😄
I have a Cane Creek 40 series 42/52 headset with a 1.5" lower bearing . What size diameter conduit should be used to create the proper removal tool for this size bearing? Once cut, can the conduit strands be bent according to accommodate various sized bearings?
This removes cups. The exact size is not too important as the parts bend out.
Thank you for your creativity human.
That tool is now between 20.00 and 40.00 on Amazon so this is a great savings. I like making homemade tools too. Thank you.
Thanks for the tip. Just made one out of 25mm Copper pipe to remove a stuck BBR60 Bottom Bracket inner dust sleeve. Worked a treat.
Once again perfect. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
Great idea, thanks for sharing! Made mine out of old cut down drop handlebars.
Oh man. I was literally trying to to figure out how to remove the headset cups on my 1996 Hardrock. This video has been a sanity saver. Thank you! I love all of your other videos, too.
I made one of these using (in my case) and an 8" piece of PVC tubing. I followed your instructions for the pipe and spread the PVC out. I fed it up the HeadTube, heard the click and tapped the headset out.
Thanks for the inspiration!. I made the headset press/rear wheel dropout spreader too... Saved me a lot of time and $$
Best bike videos I've seen on TH-cam, thanks for sharing!
Great idea! I made one this morning and it works perfectly, just like that.
Thank you for all your awesome information on how to fix a bicycle 🚲. I am restoring a bike E. Recombinant bicycle. My brother gave it to me. And he since past away from Covid. So this bike is precious to me. So thanks for all your videos they have been alot of help.
I'm using a seat post, it's wider than your pipe but it does fit in the steering tube. It will need to be flared out a bit less.
Great tip 👍 thanks
wow impresive, this works for my PF bottom bracket too
great video, tool worked perfectly. Old headset is out. Time to make a diy press to install the new one. Will be following your video on that topic as well!
Great idea :) Just subscribed yesterday. Searched "choosing the right headset cup tool" came up with this video. Sweet now i dont have to spend so much time waiting to afford the tool :)
Excellent, thanks for sharing. I have just produced my own from a straight section of frame from an old tubular steel chair that was destined for scrap
You are great man, after this video I will save a money and make that tool easily, not so many bike mechanics will be that honest as you, thanks a lot.
Buy the tool or make it for a fraction of the price? I had an old seat post, easy and free! Worked perfectly. Thanks!
What about the cost of tools to make another tool?
I like how you showed the remover snapping into place.
Thanks RJ for the innovative idea.😊
Until now I have used a copper pipe to knock these out. Worked for me, but I will be an owner of such a tool quite soon.
R.J. thanks for the tip! I saw you made this on another video of yours. I'm on a budget of very little and this helps me to have the right tool so I can fix my bikes!
Cheers RJ I made one today took about 40 mins that included welding a bolt to the end and grinding it smooth 👍saved me £34 fella. 😀
Someone suggested in the comment section of using seatpost and it worked for me! I have few seatposts and sacrificed a rusty one. Worked perfect. Also like somebody mentioned, it was a good excuse to buy an angle grinder. Thanks a lot. My next try is to build Cup Press and crown race ''installer'.'
Cup press worked :) I used M10 rod with its washer and bolts. Worked just fine though it didn't take too much effort to press the cups. Not sure if i bought correct size. Or perhaps not good quality? Anyway, i don't have any issue when i ride my bike after the headset assembly. I put cool neon green spacer and feeling so great. It was my first time to replace threadless headset. Thanks again RJ. Now the final one is crown race pipe :)
I'll make this one to remove my pressfit bottom bracket. Thanks for the tip.
Great tool 👍, I use it 😎👍👍👍
Just did this, worked like a charm. I am working on my 4th bike rebuild, thanks for all your videos!
Head Set is on and I am bike to Riding! Installed a Crane Creek Forty Headset on my 2010 Trek 3500! Thank you!!
The PVC seems easier and won't scratch. I'll try that first
I didn't have any conduit on hand or a recycled source so $2.99 for a 5' section at the hardware and 10 minutes with a hacksaw produced exactly what I was after. works like a charm. Sorry Park, I love your tools but my pockets aren't as deep as they used to be. Thanks for posting shyflirt1 !
build one, out of some piece of stainless steel that i hay laying around. nice job man ;) keep up the good work
Just got the conduit. Doing this tonight and will let you know how it goes. Thank you!
I was able to remove my headset cup with a 3/4" pvc tube without flaring it. Couple gentle taps with a wooden mallets and cups popped out. Getting the new ones in was another story.
Interesting...PVC would be a better material. I'll be you could flare it by making the same cuts and then driving a nut or something down it. Now that think about it, a long bolt & nut would work...tightened with a socket wrench. That way more even pressure would be applied in the event you wanted to reuse / service the bearings.
@@WattWireNet pvc is also very pliable with a little heat from a heat gun. Look up pvc bow. So you could make the cuts, apply a little heat and drive a wedge or something to flare them. Once cooled it retains its original stiffness.
@@the_blair_bike_project Thanks!..you're right, I forgot about the nature of plastic ...much easier to use a little heat. FYI, that Park tool now costs around $40 ...so this is going to be quite a savings for me and anyone else who watches this.
Very nice. I am doing this in a few days.
Thanks for the idea . I made one out of a aluminium mop handle, and it worked . Well happy ;-)
I like the tool but I would suggest catching the parts and the tool on their way out, especially if you intend to reuse aluminum cups.
NICE!!! You just saved me about $50 for the one they want for my crank bearings! Thanks!
Great stuff. I won't even waste my money buying one now
Wow. Just wow.
Good looking sloats!
you are very smart know everything about bikes
What size should this be for a 1.5 in head tube on a specialized demo 8 downhill bike?
William McNear Same size, you can just spread the ends apart a little farther.
great thanks! awesome videos btw, very helpful and easy to learn from!
Yeah thank you, definitely some good information and life-saving was going to take it to a shop but it doesn't look as insane though you do it I'll give it a shot
out standing idea you gave me and saved money thanks again good job .from Alaska .
Beautiful work mate, genuine genius 👍
I used a similar solution. For the pipe I bought a cheap seat tube for $2.
This was my second try.
First, I went to the general hardware store and bought an aluminium pipe but after extracting some cups, that aluminium proved too soft on the impact edges and bent too much.
Now the problem with the steel one seems to be corosion on those cuts. I should have painted it when it was fresh.
I guess I'll just waiy until it is unvearable and after that spend another $2 and do it properly.
Thank you!
This is great stuff! Thank you. I am enjoying your videos, please keep them coming.
Great tool. I plan to make one next summer. I just bought a threaded headset (for an old bike). I am hoping to use the existing cups as it is only the crown race and the bearings that are gone. If this is not possible I will make one of these tools. I will also have to make the tool to fit the cups (shown in another video). Thanks.
Your channel is one of my favourites (Ben in UK).
Would it work on a motorcycle steering head race?
So, any tips for how to make your cuts so they go straight down for the whole 5” cut? I tried this and my cuts kept veering off to the side to the point where if I continued the cuts, it would’ve been so off-centered that I don’t think the tool would’ve been effective. Thanks, RJ!
Patience. I didn't have any issues.
Great how to!
Cheers for this RJ. Made mine out of an old seat post.
Hello sir i have a doubt this tool also use bottam braket shimano pressfit ?
Nice one mate!
Thanks.
That's a clever DIY tool.
Good video, thanks. Is very usefull for me.
Ingenious! Thanks, RJ. 👍🏻
seriously clever,i used to use a very long punch which took a lot longer & more effort as you need to knock it out evenly so it doesn't get mangled,do you think this would work on bottom bracket cups too,would need a wider diameter tube though,right?,love your work RJ,simple ideas once again work the best :)
Thanks. Made one today and it works great!
Nice video whats the metal called u used I'm a horrible speller n I'd like to make 1
Worked perfectly for me. Great video!
worked a treat, thank you
good job! great tip!
Great! Thank you!
Super helpful! Love the homemade tools
BRILLIANT
Great video RJ. I'm gonna make one
I did such a bang up job on my wife's headset and rusty threaded steering tube, I decided to do my old bike too. Although more rusted on the outside the unthreaded set had a very weak washer, which i broke. The bearings were smaller, which I dropped, recovering two but losing one. The topcap is very worn and the bolt is rusted so i ordered a new topcap then after losing the bearings i decided just to order a new headset. This is quite a maze of numbers. After getting the repair guy to order, i noticed the price was low and i checked their site and found the price matched exactly to the top portion. I had to call and re order the more expensive entire set. The top set had the word "complete" with it, but I think it meant "complete TOP headset" lol. Yeesh. So it's on the way. The ec34 from cane creek, the guy kept selecting ec40, which is wrong. And they have a 10 series (not available on their site but cheaper with sealed bearings) and a 40 series, which is very confusing as these numbers have Nothing to do with the measurement. Anyway i have the 10 on order and long story shortened, I need to remove the cups. Maintenance guy at work had some spare bent .75" alum pipe so he cut me off a straight 12" :-). A break i needed for this repair quickly becoming expensive. I have a 3' long piece of threaded metal/bolt I will use to make a press next. But first...once i cut the 5" slots on this pipe, how do i bend the ends outward? Just pry them i guess? I would use a clamp in reverse spread mode but i don't think i can get it in such a small hole. Otherwise I will use a screwdriver and small block of wood? Hammer?big washer with nuts between and turn the nuts to move the washers out? Accuracy doesn't look paramount.
Just pry them out.
Awesome. Thanks.
That's a good one. I have a couple pvc pipes for setting crown races. One for tapered and one for straight steerers. I suspect I got the idea from you. Do you a video about that?
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Hey I made mine out of an old shower rod haha but it worked perfectly! Thanks for saving me $30! I rebuilding an old junky Sears free Spirit as a fun little project. Wish me luck!
good luck!
Cool, I am going to make this to use as a BBT90 tool. The Park tool is $50, . Thanks
Golden Retriever did you do?
Brilliant! I'm doing this today.
RJ, do you think I could use something similar from a smaller tube and use it to remove bearings from an integrated BB? Like the FSA Mega Exo 6000 series? I could just replace the bearings, grease 'em up and ready to go. Use the bolt metod to press the new ones in after freezing them...
nice video now i know what they use it for thnxs
Cool & Creative!
How do you make the cuts on the tool?
PERFECTION
Thanks!
Thank you!
Awesome great job thanks.
Is that the same dimensions for PF bottom braket ?