I think my compression plug is stuck in my steerer tube.

[lukatriathlon]

Ive been trying to get my compression plug out of my steerer tube.I unscrewed the first bolt and removed the cap as usual.Below that theres a size 8 allen key.I thought i should turn it anticlockwise to loosen it,so i did.I turned it and it felt loosened,but the compression plug wont move a bit.If i turn it more it seems to just tighten again.Does someone know whats going on?

 

[overmind]

Isn't that a star nut? I don't think those are supposed to come out are they?

 

[Big John]

I'll be honest I've no idea what we're looking at there. It's not like any star nut I've seen. And if that's a steerer should we see the legs of the forks somewhere in the picture?

 

[iluvmybike]

I'll be honest I've no idea what we're looking at there. It's not like any star nut I've seen. And if that's a steerer should we see the legs of the forks somewhere in the picture?

I wondered that as well!!!

 

[Milkfloat]

You may have loosened the plug, but due to an absence of carbon paste or grease it might be 'glued' on to the inside of the steerer tube. Also some plugs have a rubber band type arrangement to keep the compression plug together, this can also glue itself. Is it truly tightening again, as I cannot see how that happens, it should just loosen up enough to fall out, or at least enough so you can prod it out.

 

[derrick]

Give it a tap with a hammer.

 

[PapaZita]

I’ve had ones where the 8mm hex key draws up a tapered wedge that continues to grip the inside of the steerer even when the screw is loosened. A gentle tap in the right place should separate the wedge. It’s very much like an old quill stem, where you had to tap the loosened expander bolt from the top to push the wedge nut down.

 

[Smokin Joe]

^^This^^