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Periodically check for play in your Directset. To do so, stand over the bicycle and activate the front brake while pushing the handlebars forwards and backwards. Feel for play in the system. Try to confirm that any play in the system is actually related to the Directset. If there is Directset play, then readjust the preload following instructions for “tightening/preloading Directset assembly" found here, being careful to not over-tighten the preload. If play cannot be adjusted out, then the Directset may need a more extensive rebuild or replacement.
If you wish to flush out the bearings of your Directset, you can do so with the Directset is in the frame by using a spray solvent/lubricant such as WD-40.
Here are the steps to flush out the bearings with the Directset in the frame:
- Pry out the seal with a sharp object
- Spray out the bearings with WD-40
- Blow out the bearings with dry air
- Re-pack the bearings with waterproof grease
- Push the seal back into place.
Or, you can flush out the bearings by removing the Directset from your frame.
- Here are the steps:
- Remove the bearings from your frame with proper removal tools
- Remove the seal
- Use a solvent tank and small brush to clean out the bearings.
- Then blow out the bearings with dry air
- Re-pack the bearings with waterproof grease
- Push the seal back into place
- Install the Directset bearings into your frame.
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