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Have a series of spacers ( some thicker than others), 1 bearing ring & a plastic sleeve the bearing race may go in. I don't know where they go relative to seating the fork into the frame as in which go on top and which go on bottom. Thanks, Russ

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This is a tricky one, since you did not provide a brand and model of either the bicycle or headset you are trying to assemble.

The bearing ring, should be set into a cup at or in the frame. on top of this should be some sort of conical (may be plastic or metal) ring that will reside against the bearings, above that should be a cap to cover the bearings then the spacers (however many you need to get the right height for your stem), then the stem.

I would highly recommend that you take this project into a bike shop, it does not sound like from your description that you have all the parts but then again you might... If this is not put together properly you could have some part of the system brake and that will most likely cause injury. not a good thing. don't take a chance.

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