I have no idea which headset I need.NEW PHOTOS

[iampaulpease1]

I had some movement in the front handlebars to the wheel and it seemed to be from the bearings to the front fork. A friend said he would help me so we dismantled it in my typical fashion of hammers, screwdrivers, and general mayhem assuming he knew what to do. Once it was apart, I ordered the part he recommended from Amazon and waited. When it came, it was obviously not the right part, but he said we can make it work. I think he actually meant, We can make it worse. Now he's gone, I'm on my own, and no bike shop in 60 miles will touch it. (Small town). Below are some photos I took because I have no clue what to buy or what the parts are even called. I imagine I need everything from the handlebars to where it connects to the bottom near the fork. Please help. I'm completely lost. #1 is random parts from what I bought and what I think came off.

 

[Papa]

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Headset Dimension Crib Sheet

Useful headset (steering bearing) dimensions and conversions for the cyclist/mechanic

www.sheldonbrown.com

Servicing Bicycle Headsets

types of bicycle headsets (steering bearings; how to rebuild and adjust them

www.sheldonbrown.com

 

[iampaulpease1]

I don't see my measurements on the list. The large hole is 43.8 (44?)

 

[Papa]

I had some movement in the front handlebars to the wheel and it seemed to be from the bearings to the front fork.

Unless the headset bearings were rough or completely destroyed, there is no need to replace. Most headsets are easily adjustable to eliminate looseness, so reinstall the originals and follow the instructions given above.

 

[iampaulpease1]

Those were destroyed during removal

 

[Papa]

I don't see my measurements on the list. The large hole is 43.8 (44?)

Scroll down on the second link posted above:

 

[iampaulpease1]

My stem is threaded. The hole where the bearing goes is 43.8 or maybe 44mm. The bottom seems to be the same size but might be 1 mm larger. Definitely not 10mm

 

[bananu7]

It's really not clear from your photos what exactly is going on there. It looks like you have some random bearings mounted that might not even fit the bike.

The threaded steering rod is a bit atypical, so I'd identify that first and understand how that's used. Maybe just link to the bike model you have?

 

[neptronix]

A bike shop can figure this out for you in 5 minutes

 

[docw009]

Looks like a 1-1/8" threaded steerer fork, though I never seen one sitting so low in the steerer hole. Perhaps there's a misplaced bearing on the bottom? Did you throw all the old parts away? All you probably had to do was tighten it up unless the bearings were shot, Then you just replace those.

Should have been an assembly diagram for the one you bought showing the order of the parts, Lust follow it to put the other old one back together.

 

[Chalo]

If you have enough steer tube length to work with, which isn't clear from the photos, you'll need a 1-1/8" threaded headset with 44mm internal cups.

 

[A-DamW]

My stem is threaded. The hole where the bearing goes is 43.8 or maybe 44mm. The bottom seems to be the same size but might be 1 mm larger. Definitely not 10mm

Canecreek has a decent headset writeup:
Everything you need to know about Headsets

 

[iampaulpease1]

I'm going to take it all apart tomorrow to get better pictures. There are random parts on it now that clearly don't work. I tried to tighten it prior to disassembly but it still rocked back and forth. I think it was from an accident I had.

 

[iampaulpease1]

New photos in the original post. I hope they help identify better. I seem to be able to find the size but they all say threadless. Mine obviously has threads and I have the threaded nut (?) that goes on it.

 

[2old]

I don't see the photos,but if it's 1&1/8 you can procure a new headset (as cheap as $15 on Amazon) and replace the entire unit (including the cups in your frame.

 

[docw009]

Smaller images will show up inline, Do that next time. Also orient the images so people can read them, Be nice to your audience.

You have a threaded headset with a folding steering tube on top. The latter doesn't change how it works. Threaded headsets are either 1" or 1-1/8". No other choice. Your photo says it's the bigger one. Should be 25.4, Maybe you didn't zero your caliper.

You didn't say how it doesn't fit. The threads are the same. Has to fit, It's the same steerer. What's wrong. Is the thread end sitting too low inside the frame? Did you put in too many spaces and washers? You didn't put the new crown race on the fork without remoing the old one?

The new headset also might not fit if you didn't change the cups. Chalo could educate us on that possibility, I've always changed the cups because they came with the headset.