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Old 10-05-19 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
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.
But, as with a star fangled nut, once the stem is tightened, the compression plug and top cap serves no purpose.
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