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Help: Broke the bolt inside my fork

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Old 07-12-16 | 07:53 PM
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Help: Broke the bolt inside my fork
How can i fix this?

Its the one that holds the headset on.

I can remove that bolt, but i cannot tighten my headset on now.
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Old 07-12-16 | 08:01 PM
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Old 07-13-16 | 07:07 AM
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Assuming it is a threadless headset. Remove the top cap and the broken part of the bolt may just wind out as there is no pressure on it. If you can't get the bolt out, depending on if it is a star nut or an expansion plug, either remove it or drive it down further and replace it.

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