Carbon Fork won't sit flush
08-12-12, 06:21 PM
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Carbon Fork won't sit flush
Hey guys,
I just got this bike and I noticed some movement in my fork/steering tube so I took off my stem and inspected it. When I put everything back together, the fork wont sit flush. The crown is a couple mm above the steering tube and I can't get it to sit flush. Any ideas? It's a Fuji SST 3.0 if that makes any difference.
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I just got this bike and I noticed some movement in my fork/steering tube so I took off my stem and inspected it. When I put everything back together, the fork wont sit flush. The crown is a couple mm above the steering tube and I can't get it to sit flush. Any ideas? It's a Fuji SST 3.0 if that makes any difference.
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08-12-12, 06:38 PM
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Did you remove the bearings? If so, did you reinstall one upside down?
08-12-12, 08:51 PM
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No, I couldn't get it to come down to the fork. That's the little crown ring that sits on top of the head tube right? Another friend told me I need to mess with the spacer rings...I'll wait until I get more info from y0ou guys.
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Not all crown races go to the very bottom of the fork my easton EA90SLX is one of those so when its installed on the bike their is a little gap from fork crown to headtube this is normal for this combo.
If your crown race is down as far as it will go on the fork and like I mentioned some do not go all the way down make sure bearing are on correct and set preload.
If you still have a loose fork you need to check things over very carefully thier is no reason for you to have a loose fork.
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If your crown race is down as far as it will go on the fork and like I mentioned some do not go all the way down make sure bearing are on correct and set preload.
If you still have a loose fork you need to check things over very carefully thier is no reason for you to have a loose fork.
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