Yup Phatman's on the money
Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
Your fork is bound to feel a little loose because you can't set the pre-load on the headset bearings with the top cap until you slide the stem and any spacers into place. Once you do that, I suspect everything will be fine.
My Soloist has no problem with the forks sliding in/out with extreme ease and of course the wobble is there until you do as the Phatman says......