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Old 10-03-19 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Ride_Fast
is it bad to fully tighten the top cap once the stem is adjusted and the bolts are tight?
Yet, it is bad to over tighten the top cap bolt.

The compression plug that the top cap bolt screws into is held in pace by friction. Torquing the top cap bolt too much will pull out the compression plug.
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