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theres a LITTLE bit of play in the front fork but its rideable and the guts aint hanging out anymore thankys to @sundancecyclist.bsky.social for helping
my bike rides real nice with the tires inflated but i forgot this bearing got pwned... gotta figure out what its even called so i can get a fresh one
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Why is there a ball peen hammer involved? lol I love it. Use what you got! I love the dead blow or rubber mallets. Very useful if you want a 3rd or 4th style of hammer.
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when we dm'd you mentioned something about tapping cups in/out and it's what i had on hand lmao getting a rubber mallet next time i'm at the hardware store is probably the move
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Ah yes! No worries. That’s the proper tool then. A block of wood is pretty nice too
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Thanks bea p! A little bit of play is how you got in this mess. Last night my for was creaking a bit. Trail side tightened it up to rough torque. The order of operations for you is to loosen everything and then tighten the very top bolt first. Just a bit not too much. Then the side bolts