Hoping someone can offer some advice. I’m working on a late 80s Raleigh Montage, 88 I think. It has a u-brake on the rear which dates it.
Anyway I have it all stripped down, including the cup and cone bb.
The only thing I can’t seem to remove are the headset cups, as the headtube is slightly flared on the inside top and bottom, so I can’t get the tool to make contact with the edge of the cup.
What am I missing here? How do I get these out?
I’ve had to do similar for getting mildly press-fit ball bearings out from the inside of my motorcycle wheels.
You’re making a tool called a ‘drift’, so look for a square edged piece of metal, could be a nice steel rod, paired with a light metal-face hammer. Slow and steady.
Doesn’t apply here but for general knowledge: any type of impact on ball bearing races turns the bearing into 100% junk, do not reuse that extracted bearing.
Posted an imgur link showing what I’m dealing with. Any advice appreciated! I am reticent to resort to the screwdriver, although I can see the logic in small taps in a rotation