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04-22-04, 05:54 AM
Yea, I also posted the creaky bottom bracket thing. It was not the bottom bracket but the headset/fork. Bike is a Aluminum Litespeed Hyperion with a carbon fork.
The fork is carbon fiber with a carbon fiber steer tube. The aluminum piece that the stem (steer tube) cap bolt screws into was loose (this piece is inside the carbon steer tube). I tightened it down. Still a creek. Thought about removing that aluminum piece and greasing it up and and putting it back together. Is this a good idea? The first time I took apart the head set I did not remove this part. If I am correct, this part threads into the fork crown and gives the carbon steer tube support. So based on that assumption that would be aluminum on aluminum... which makes ideal conditions for a creak??
Any ideas? Am I right? Should I do this? Any help is much appreciated.
The fork is carbon fiber with a carbon fiber steer tube. The aluminum piece that the stem (steer tube) cap bolt screws into was loose (this piece is inside the carbon steer tube). I tightened it down. Still a creek. Thought about removing that aluminum piece and greasing it up and and putting it back together. Is this a good idea? The first time I took apart the head set I did not remove this part. If I am correct, this part threads into the fork crown and gives the carbon steer tube support. So based on that assumption that would be aluminum on aluminum... which makes ideal conditions for a creak??
Any ideas? Am I right? Should I do this? Any help is much appreciated.