Thread: top cap size
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Old 01-21-07, 08:18 AM
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Most stems run 1 1/8 so you need to use a shim. Thus, your top cap would also need to be the 1 1/8 inch model. Not sure what your wrench's logic was, but this could be one explanation.
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