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I'm looking at buying a principia, but the headset bearings are pretty much shot to bit.
The headset is a acros ah-114. As it is 1 1/8" top and 1 1/4"bottom, they are super expensive to replace - £99 ish.
I don't have the bike so cant yet have a good look, a bit of googling suggests it is not possible to get the bearings out of the cups?
Has anyone managed to change the bearings in these?
they have a 5yr warranty.
[url= http://www.acros.de/SERVICE/FAQ/STEUERSAeTZE:::6_75_169.html?language=en ]http://www.acros.de/SERVICE/FAQ/STEUERSAeTZE:::6_75_169.html?language=en[/url]
Q: I would like to replace a bearing in my ACROS headset, but i have trouble removing it from the bearing shell. What can I do?
A: The bearings are press-fitted into the ACROS headsets, which means that the bearing and the bearing shell are fitted together using a kuckle goint press under huge exertion of force. This system provides many technical advantages as well as granting each headset a high life expectancy. In the rare case one of the bearings has to be replaced, please turn the headset to us. We guarantee a quick professional and prompt service, so you can get back on the bike as soon as possible.
cheers, but its out of warranty 🙂
Bump, anyone tried changing bearings in acros headsets?
Give Jamie at [url= http://www.balfa.co.uk/ ]Balfa UK[/url] a call as he replaced some bearings in one I had.
Shall do.
Thanks
Just to update this thread in case anyone googles looking for an answer. I contacted Balfa and they confirmed the bearings are not replaceable, a new headset is required.
Further update, I took the bearing out, it just popped off the race, replaced with a bearing the same spec and all went straight back in again.
Dead easy
Go to the [url= http://www.canecreek.com/headset-finder ]headset finder[/url] on Cane Creek's website and it will give you the SHIS number for each race. You can then buy whatever headset you fancy.
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Thanks for updating us.