With a cheap 20 Ritchey I guess you might want to open, clean and grease it every 10 thousand miles. My friend has about 90 thousand miles on a Chris King headset that has never been opened and its still smooth. This new multi-tool was created to solve almost any minor repair on MTB and road rides alike. The only benefit I see with expensive headsets like Chris Kings is that they can be essentially maintenance free. These attachments then fit into an 8mm ball detent swivel head that has a 4mm opening for hex bits, which adds functionality to the already-versatile master link pliers. Eight attachments nest inside the handles of master link pliers using magnets and a clever storage system.
I’d like to say thanks to Ryan Crump, Service Manager of the Fullerton Jax Bicycle Center for taking the time to show us how to install a Chris King Headset.The 8-Bit Pack Pliers is a lightweight multi-tool with 17 functions. With the R45 hub tool kit, the Chris King Road R45 hub can be disassembled into its individual parts and completely reassembled. The last step of course is to reinstall your fork, brakes and stem then enjoy your new Chris King Headset! Next step is to grease the bearing race on the fork, just a tiny bit right before reinstalling it on the bike. Ryan stated that if you press both cups in at the same time, the headset has a chance of rotating, causing the King logos to be misaligned. Ryan chose to have it face directly forward. Insert tool, seat it on the cup, tap it with a hammer.Ĭhris King Headsets need a special adapter 530-2 when using a cup press.Īlign “King” logo to your liking. No tool, make one out of PVC pipe that you cut into similar pattern or use a wooden dowel. For intensive servicing of Ringdrive system found in most Chris King rear hubs Included: Hub Cone Adjusting Tool, Cog Spline Wrench, Spline Driver. To remove old head cups, you’ll need this head cup removal tool, RT-1.
Again if you don’t have access to this tool, then carefully use hammer and screw driver to drive in the race. Install new Chris King bearing race, use Crown Setting tool, CRS-1. But you don’t have access to it,carefully use hammer and screw driver to tap it out. He does this to make sure once the stem is loose, the fork doesn’t drop to the floor. Chris King Bottom Bracket Tool: For installation of the bottom bracket we offer the Chris King BB External Cup Tool. Then remove the stem, and see how Ryan is holding the fork. If you disconnect the stem first and your fork drops while you’re holding your handle bars, then you could run the risk of damaging your cables.
Ryan Crump, Service Manager of Jax Bicycles of Fullerton was installing a new headset on a Trek Top Fuel and we were lucky enough to be there to learn from the experience.įirst things first, you need to disconnect the brakes from your fork. But when you’re dealing with an expensive investment such as Chris King Headset, well you need to install them carefully and with special attention. In fact most people can do it with out any special tools. The 30mm size was created specifically for our PF30. Installing a headset isn’t rocket science. Park Tool BBT-47 Double-Sided Bottom Bracket Tool - fits Chris King, Enduro T47, Enduro PF30, etc. The Chris King BB Injector Tools are designed specifically for use with Chris King Bottom Brackets only.