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greezychicken 11-09-07 10:40 AM

compression plug for integrated headset
 
I had to reinstall the compression plug in my carbon fork and wanted to know how far below the top of the steerer to put it. Is it the same as a star nut, 15mm?

Also, previously when i was tightening the top cap of the headset it didn't appear to cinch down all the way and the screw kept on turning. Am I doing something wrong? The headset seemed like it would never get the bearings to bind no matter how much I would screw the cap down

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Soil_Sampler 11-09-07 10:55 AM

plugged up
 
most plugs take 2 different sized allens.
smaller one for the expander part and a larger one for the top cap.

cpb406 11-09-07 01:56 PM

My Reynolds plug did not have enough friction to allow the expander to "bite" the ID of the steerer. I roughened it up a little with some fine grit sand paper. Problem solved.


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