Works Components Headset Help needed

Hey Sven,

We use these a lot for testing and with so many floating around and going in and out of frames we encounter this a lot.

Are you just trying to figure out the forward facing orientation of the lower cup?

If so- The two milled out cutaways on the ID of the lower cup where the steer tube passes should be on the L & R side. The two small milled lines on the bottom surface of the cup should be forward and rearward.

To figure out which of these to face forward, peek inside the upper portion of the lower cup above where these lines are milled right above where the bearing sits. If you rotate the cup you should notice that the depth of this surface is thicker on one side than the other. The place where the depth is the smallest would be the forward part, and the place where the depth is the thickest would be the rearward part.

You can use a silver sharpie or something to make a dot to locate in the future.

Use the two milled lines on the underside of the cup to get the alignment as close as you can to straight. Should be in-line with the centerline of your frame/headtube.

If you need more detail shoot me a pm.

@ride In times of endless discussion about the durometer of the 23d left side knob on Gwins tire, I salute you for such a helpful answer.

Really exactly the info I was looking for! Knocked the thing out of my old frame without looking which way was forward.

Thanks for the clarification and back in the new frame it go’s!

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quote - In times of endless discussion about the durometer of the 23d left side knob on Gwins tire, I salute you for such a helpful answer.

HAHAHAHA so good.