Originally Posted by
joejack951
Post some pictures of the plug assembled and disassembled, preferably with a scale in the picture. Actual dimensions of the components would be even better.
It's irrelevant.
The OP needs to stack as many mm's worth of spacers as it takes to make sure the top cap does not contact the plug before achieving proper preload on the headset. This is one of those situations where realizing the written instructions has no relevance to reality is important.