Steer tube and head tube troubles

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Steer tube and head tube troubles
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flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:13 Quote
how come my steer tube is sitting loose in my head tube but if i tighten it then i cant steer? please help!
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:48 Quote
Either you tighten too hard, or you're missing a part of the headset.

Did you just put another fork on?
flag Christian-norco
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:50 Quote
look up in you fork if the fork is new becaus i but on a new fork and did the same thing...you need a star not or spider(same thing)it gos in your steer tube
flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:51 Quote
Hummeroid wrote:
Either you tighten too hard, or you're missing a part of the headset.

Did you just put another fork on?
i repainted it and my bike shop put it together like dat!
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:51 Quote
justinfriesen wrote:
Hummeroid wrote:
Either you tighten too hard, or you're missing a part of the headset.

Did you just put another fork on?
i repainted it and my bike shop put it together like dat!

What fork and headset?
flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 16:56 Quote
its just stock dk fork and head set
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:02 Quote
justinfriesen wrote:
its just stock dk fork and head set

Well, take it apart. Order should go like this: (from top to bottom, just like in the list)

Top cap
Spacer (if needed)
Stem
Spacer (if needed)
Cover
tapered ring
Bearing
Cup (pressed into frame)
Frame
Cup (pressed into frame)
Bearing
Cover/seal
Crown race.

If it is a non-sealed bearing headset, a bearing can be in upside down. it should turn smoothly with nearly no resistance if its together right.


When you tighten the preload bolt in the top cap, you dont TIGHTEN it. You just loosen the stem bolts, and rock the bike back and forth and tighten it till th eplay goes away, then tighten stem bolts. If you tighten the preload bolt too much you will ruin your bearings.
flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:04 Quote
would it make a difference if i have both my spacers under the stem ...it shouldnt
flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:05 Quote
wats a preload cap? ...its a bmx
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:07 Quote
The bolt on the top of your steerer is the preload bolt. The plate under it is the top cap.

Having both spacers under the stem is fine.
flag justinfriesen
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:39 Quote
theres no seal/cover between the crown race thing
flag lexx
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:45 Quote
personally i would bring it back to the shop and ask them to fix it
flag daaneel
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 at 17:46 Quote
thats what happened to mine except MTB, your supposed to hella grease up the steerer tube and bearings
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