Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
It's most likely exactly what you're thinking it is.
It would also help to know what headset you have.
It was unmarked and came with the bike to assemble. I initially used a different fork and headset but am now going back to the original. The way I have it setup, the stem bears directly on this plastic wedge shim not the top bearing retainer so even if I tighten the top cap it doesn't have much effect on bearing adjustment although there doesn't seem to be any play in the steerer.