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steerer tube

dolby1471dolby1471 Posts: 13
edited September 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
hey guys.

i have jus put some new forks onto my bike and i want to put the old ones onto my girlfriends bike, but the steerer tube is too short.

is there any way of swapping the steerer tubes over?

thanks

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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    fork?
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  • Dark_BikerDark_Biker Posts: 172
    only if the steerer is bolted into the crown of the forks....i have taken a steerer tube out before, but that involves bashing the steerer with a hammer, not a good idea, if the forks wont fit, then keeping the old forks or getting another pair are your only options.
  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    Dark_Biker wrote:
    only if the steerer is bolted into the crown of the forks....i have taken a steerer tube out before, but that involves bashing the steerer with a hammer, not a good idea, if the forks wont fit, then keeping the old forks or getting another pair are your only options.

    not actually correct.

    if you have the correct tools and parts it quite posible. But it does depend on what the Fork (s) are.
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  • deanvwdeanvw Posts: 412
    can i remove suntour xcr's?
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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    not worth it. will cost as much as the fork.
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  • deanvwdeanvw Posts: 412
    even if ive got a new steerer anyway?
    http://mtbdean.pinkbike.com/

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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    explain.

    where did this new steerer come from?
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  • deanvwdeanvw Posts: 412
    local bike shop
    http://mtbdean.pinkbike.com/

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  • SplasherSplasher Posts: 1,528
    I don't think you mean steerer, do you mean stem? I can't imagine a bike shop selling a steerer tube for a budget fork.
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  • deanvwdeanvw Posts: 412
    you know the pole which comes out of the top of the forks which are attached to the stem! lol! The steerer is a universal fitting.
    http://mtbdean.pinkbike.com/

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  • SplasherSplasher Posts: 1,528
    OK, you've got me. So either your steerer is clamped in place with bolts (I doubt it) or it's "frozen" in. So you either need to undo the bolts and replace the steerer if it's clamped

    Or if it's an intereference fit, you need to induction heat the crown and press the old steerer out using your hydraulic press, before induction heating the crown again whilst freezing the steerer in your liquid nitrogen. Once both have achieved the desired temperature......

    Buy a new fork!
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  • deanvwdeanvw Posts: 412
    um yeh. ill put a bmx stem on there..that will be fine
    http://mtbdean.pinkbike.com/

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