aheadset

beastinla
beastinla Posts: 304
edited March 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
hi i have an ahead headset on my bike with 2006 dirt jam pro forks.

i brought a new spank lounge bar and stem and they fitted fine fixed it all up and there was no play in the headset.

steped on to my bike done a xup and it came lose this has happend with two stems.

what do you think is wrong.

when i put it on i...

1.slackend the stem bolts off
2.put the stem on
3.spaced it out and tightend the top cap down
4.checked there was no play (there wasent)
5.lined the stem up
6.tightend the stem bolts up

thanks for any help

Comments

  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Maybe you need to tighten the stem bolts more.
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  • beastinla
    beastinla Posts: 304
    well the bolts were really tight i will take it in to my local bike shop and get them to set it up i might just be doing something wrong