I've got a Chris King headset on my precious Burls, and it's time, I think, to re-grease the bearings, 60K miles over 4 years.
Is this something you can do with them installed on the bike?
I've tried to read up, and the service documentation says they should not be removed from the cups, and I don't really relish removing the cups form the bike (need the special tools for removal and install, and I bound to bugger something up). Or maybe I'm completely misunderstanding things ....
As I understand it, there's a snapring and a seal to be removed, the bearings flushed out with WD-40 and dried (hair drier, or should I get some compressed air in a can?). I guess the snap ring should be facing out on bot the top and bottom bearings ?
Is this something you can do with them installed on the bike?
I've tried to read up, and the service documentation says they should not be removed from the cups, and I don't really relish removing the cups form the bike (need the special tools for removal and install, and I bound to bugger something up). Or maybe I'm completely misunderstanding things ....
As I understand it, there's a snapring and a seal to be removed, the bearings flushed out with WD-40 and dried (hair drier, or should I get some compressed air in a can?). I guess the snap ring should be facing out on bot the top and bottom bearings ?