Tioga alchemy bearing help

[Verde]

Hi all, just started my first project - a 94 saracen kili pro - but having difficulty with assembling the tioga alchemy headset. I bought a couple and made the mistake of not keeping them together!

This is how I have it at the moment with two of the same bearing cages with the more open sides facing away from the headtube. Is this correct?

I also have one bearing cage that is different in the last image but unsure about it.

Thanks in advance

 

[Verde]

"I also have one bearing cage that is different in the last image but unsure about it."

This relates to the first image, it posted my photos the opposite way round haha

 

[Paul R]

yes open side of bearing cage away from frame

 

[Verde]

yes open side of bearing cage away from frame

Thank you, thought so. It isn't super smooth and judders a bit but I didn't see any wear. Maybe needs loosening a bit

 

[Elev12k]

Loose balls give superior longlivety to the headset compared to caged balls.