Originally Posted by
nayr497
Threadless fork issue:
Alright, I've done something very stupid & hope someone can help me figure it out. I was trying to take my top cap off my fork. Instead, I carelessly screwed out the topcap AND the top of the expander wedge/compression plug. (Please excuse my inaccuracy.)
I now have the topcap + cone/wedge + bolt out of the steerer.
Inside the steerer is the bottom wedge/cone. The problem is that the fork has part of the plug contraption glued/secured inside the steerer.
I'm guessing what you would really want to do is remove the "plug contraption" from the steerer. I have never heard of gluing an expander plug in a fork. Most likely the expander sleeve has just been held by the top and bottom cones for so long it's a little stuck there. Since the cones are out of the expander sleeve, a take a piece of PVC that fits inside the the steerer so you can knock loosen the expander sleeve with a few hammer shots. You should than be able to either turn the fork over and shake it out, or fish it out with the J head of a spoke.