star nut and head set

morleyman200
morleyman200 Posts: 513
edited May 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
is it possible to fit a star nut and a head set with out having to spend a small fortune on 2 tools that i will never use again?

Tom

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    yes, or get you LBS to sort it.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    you can carefully smack it in using a hammer, top cap and a bolt as a center and drift...

    I've done it in the past and it works fine, but you do have to be delicate and careful with a hammer...

    LBS is better if you're worried about not getting it straight which will not be great for your headset.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Easy to fit, get a v brake pad, screw it in the star nut hold one end of the pad and tap it in with a hammer. If it starts going in a bit skew just spin the pad and tap again until it straightens. Once in straight, use the length of the post to set the depth. Takes two minutes.
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