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hey im 13 and i think i broke my stem on my 2004 f3 haro or my fork ithink its my fork because the top of that big long bolt thing that like tightens the thats in the top of the stem broke off wen i was ridin and it seems loose and i dont no wat to do
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Step 1: Take it apart, lose all the bearings and forget how it goes back together.
Step 2: Buy a new bike.
Or you could read up on how to properly dismantle a stem and headset here.
I'm guessing by your vague description of the problem you're dealing with a threaded headset. That'd be a good place to start, come back when you have specific questions not answered there.
Edit: good thing you felt we all needed to know what you ride in another, unrelated post, even though that information somehow didn't seem relevant to this one. Start with the info on dismantling a threadless headset first.
Step 2: Buy a new bike.
Or you could read up on how to properly dismantle a stem and headset here.
I'm guessing by your vague description of the problem you're dealing with a threaded headset. That'd be a good place to start, come back when you have specific questions not answered there.
Edit: good thing you felt we all needed to know what you ride in another, unrelated post, even though that information somehow didn't seem relevant to this one. Start with the info on dismantling a threadless headset first.
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Originally Posted by hypersnazz
...I'm guessing by your vague description of the problem you're dealing with a threaded headset...
Why did you give him links to show him how to take apart a threaded and threadless headset(in your "Edit)???
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Originally Posted by bmichaelx
It would help a lot if you read his WHOLE thread. He said "on my haro F3", Which would tell any person with a tiny shread of knowledge about Haro's that it is not a threaded headset.
Why did you give him links to show him how to take apart a threaded and threadless headset(in your "Edit)???
Why did you give him links to show him how to take apart a threaded and threadless headset(in your "Edit)???
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Originally Posted by hypersnazz
Because my brain automatically shuts out craptastic typing.
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What i'd do is take the stem off, clean off the forks and put it back together.
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Originally Posted by bmichaelx
If you can't read his thread then why reply to it? Also he said his "big long bolt thing that like tightens the thats in the top of the stem" broke off. Does you compression bolt break off whenever your headsets loose?
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Originally Posted by bmichaelx
It would help a lot if you read his WHOLE thread. He said "on my haro F3", Which would tell any person with a tiny shread of knowledge about Haro's that it is not a threaded headset.
Originally Posted by bmichaelx
Also he said his "big long bolt thing that like tightens the thats in the top of the stem" broke off.
Sorry, most people that have been around bikes for more than a few years would have seen the part about a long bolt, and thought of the expander bolt in a quill type stem right away. I had to read it a few times to try and make any sense out of it. I'll repeat the advice I gave earlier this week -
Take it to someone that knows what they're doing, and watch closely.
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Originally Posted by chris_wuz_here
hey im 13 and i think i broke my stem on my 2004 f3 haro or my fork ithink its my fork because the top of that big long bolt thing that like tightens the thats in the top of the stem broke off wen i was ridin and it seems loose and i dont no wat to do
You will want to get some hex wrenches to do some work on your bike for this and a few wrenches.
Take a look at the 'repairing threadless headset' from the link above, pay special attention to the 'star nut' photos as this most definitely applies to your bike.
The rules for adjusting a headset:
1. Loosen the rear bolts on your stem that clamp it onto the fork. This allows your stem to go up and down easily.
2. Tighten and loosen the bolt on top of the forks. This is the compression bolt.
3. NEVER over tighten the bolt on top of the forks! It causes the star nut to strip, the bolt to break, or other problems.
4. Bike shops have replacement headset parts available and aren't crazy expensive.
5. When you loosen your stem, tighten down the top bolt JUST enough so that the bars/fork does not shake around, then tighten your stem back down. Do NOT crank down on the bolt on top of the forks!!! DO crank down hard on the bolts on the stem that hold it to the fork.