ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
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- Inside my skull
What have you tried?
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
I trust you loosened the stem bolts before trying to tighten down on the headset cap bolt.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Had this once on a bike I bought second hand. I think a previous owner had lost or removed a thin spacer, meaning that no matter how much you tightened the headset cap bolt, it was never going to have any effect as it was only tightening against a slightly (as in hardly noticeable) protruding fork steerer tube.
If you can identify that as the problem (assuming you've already tried @Soltydog 's advice), then the solution is obviously to insert an additional thin spacer, or if you're brave file a wee bit off the top of your fork steerer tube.
If you can identify that as the problem (assuming you've already tried @Soltydog 's advice), then the solution is obviously to insert an additional thin spacer, or if you're brave file a wee bit off the top of your fork steerer tube.
tincaman
Guru
- Location
- Chudleigh, South Devon
Take the top cap off and put on a thin spacer beneath it, you might be finding that the top cap is bearing down on the steerer tube, it won’t matter how much you tighten if this is the case. (It happened to me today BTW)
tincaman
Guru
- Location
- Chudleigh, South Devon
Can you show a picture without the top cap fitted viewed from above?
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
It’s all sorted now , many thanks all ,
tincaman
Guru
- Location
- Chudleigh, South Devon
How did you resolve it?
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I just took it all apart and re fitted it really , I may have been a bit hasty the first time ,
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Yes ,I had the same on a new bike and the pro carbon build.
Couple of quid of eBay, headset shim.
You sorted it now then...
I am a bit apprehensive whilst working on this bike, I should get a torque wrench so I cannot over egg tightening components and perhaps damaging the carbon frame
tommaguzzi
Über Member
- Location
- County Durham
ozboz
bikes are not rocket science.
i my experence anybody with a modest amount of mechanical skill can almost always fix anything on a bicycle in an emergrncy to get home
i have never needed a torque wrench in 50 years of cyling
bikes are not rocket science.
i my experence anybody with a modest amount of mechanical skill can almost always fix anything on a bicycle in an emergrncy to get home
i have never needed a torque wrench in 50 years of cyling
iluvmybike
Über Member
A lot of modern components require quite small torque values unlike old stuff where it didn't really matter - I do not believe anyone who says they know what torque it is by feel
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I can do most anything on a bike, this bike was dismantled for the winter months and I finally got around to rebuilding it just lately , in my opinion as said I am wary of over tightening so as not to cause damage to the frame , ie, if you was to tighten the back brake hamfistedly and cracked the bridge , that’s it ,
for up to £50 a torque wrench with sockets would be a good addition to my tool kit ,
for up to £50 a torque wrench with sockets would be a good addition to my tool kit ,
