>My old no-name headset had 36 ball bearings, 18 above, 18 below. It has extremely light "shadows"
>in the bottom race where the balls sat.
The shadows are a form of headset wear/failure called brinelling, partly caused by the fact that the
balls don't move much in a headset.
>It appears there is plenty of room between ball bearings, I thought changing the ball count might
>prolong its life, so I installed 44 ball bearings.
Good thinking, as more balls will spread the load a headest sees, better.
>Does the group think this has any downside?
Nope, see above. Fill each race with as many balls as possible, and then remove approximately two or
three, to allow the balls free movement (to prevent further brinelling.)
Russell
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