Headset cap won't come off

roubaixtom

Hi,

Im attempting to service my headset and for some reason i can't get the head set cap off. By this i mean the cap that is closest to the frame and not the top cap.

I can get it about 3 inches up the carbon steerer tube however it won't budge after then. I have never had this issue before and have serviced a few headsets before.

Any ideas?

Cheers

dee4life2005

Is it a carbon steerer?
If it is then it's probably getting stuck at the point where the expander bung is positioned in the steerer tube. If you slacken this off a little it should allow you to slide the cap over it to get it off.

roubaixtom

Yes it is carbon. How do I slacken that off?

Ouija

Look at the hole in the center of the bung where the screw goes in. Around the hole should be a hexagonal depression where you put in a hex key (this expands/loosens the bung).

Matthewfalle

Ouija wrote:

Look at the hole in the center of the bung where the screw goes in. Around the hole should be a hexagonal depression where you put in a hex key (this expands/loosens the bung).

Exactly.

When loosening only do enough so that you can get the cap over - if you loosen some too much they lose their shape and are a bit of a faff to reinstall.

Just loosening it should do the job nicely.