In a message dated 8/5/2002 2:15:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, WBINGHAM@imf.org writes:
> I can back Tom up on this tip. I've been adjusting head sets this way for
> years. No one showed me, I just sort of stumbled on it. It takes a little
> practice, but once you have the feel it works quite well. I position the
> wrench on the race cup close to the wrench on the cap nut so that I can
> "pull" the race into the cap nut while keeping the cap nut stationary. I
> also support Dave's suggestion of using something other than a conventional
> HS wrench for the top nut. A large crescent or a six point box-end wrench
> (if the top nut is hex) work pretty well.
>
> Always looking for a way to minimize the marring of HS bits. Over the
> years, I've run across some that are pretty thrashed.
>
I use the big adjustable too. Let me toss in my 2 cents and say that covering the wrench jaws with electrical tape helps prevent marking up the headset parts. How's about them knurled upper races? What's good to use on them?
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA