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Headset keeps loosening.

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Hellcat:

--- Quote from: TwoBobRob on May 19, 2012, 10:27 PM ---Sooo......

Just to clarify;  You've loosened the stem clamp bolts, given the top nut a nip and done the stem clamp bolts back up. That should be it.

There is one more thing - did you fit the headset cups yourself? there is always the possibility that they didn't go all the way home and each time you go riding you're hammering the cups home bit by bit. Sooner or later they'll hit home and your problem will go away.

Let's hope it's sorted now though  :daumenhoch:
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I took it all to bits to make sure I had all the bearings in the right way up, then cleaned & re-greased...& I added another spacer under the stem. Feels much tighter now so hopefully it's sorted. ;)

I didn't fit the cups, the frame came with them in, & looks well ridden.

Hellcat:
 :daumenhoch: All sorted, just back from a good Ali park session, still rock solid.

What I was doing wrong:

1: not having enough spacer below the stem, so the top bolt was flush, and not pressing down.

2: fastening the pinch bolts first, before the top bolt, so it didn't have chance to press down.

Yippee!

TwoBobRob:
Cool. All sorted  :daumenhoch:

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