Re: [CR]headset keyed washers

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:27:47 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]headset keyed washers
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oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Some sort of washer that won't turn (keyed or flat section) is
> important to the proper adjustment and tightening so it will stay
> tight for threaded headsets. Leave it out and the headset will
> vibrate loose.

I must admit I've never had that problem. I have one bike on which I had to omit the washer due to short steer tube on a replacement fork, and it's never vibrated loose.
> Smaller builders often do not have the ability or tools to mill a
> slot/groove in the steerer tube, so most often they file a flat in
> the steerer threads to accept, albeit a bit sloppily, the keyed
> washer. A proper fork & headset assembly should never be without a
> keyed or flat section washer!

It only takes a few minutes with a hand file to make a channel if you want one.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA