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clarkson · June 2007

just snapped the headset bolt on my enduro. was only moving a spacer and then overtightened the bolt. bollox, going to have to drill it out now!! [:(]

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JinjaNinja · June 2007

What the starnut thingy?

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Anonymous · June 2007

can't you just knock the star nut through and get a new one fitted and kindly ask for a new bolt, would be much easier.

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clarkson · June 2007

yer but dont you need the special tool thing to remove the starnut?

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nicklouse · June 2007

why drill it? starnut? you should be able to just unscrew it if the head has just come of. if you cant hold it with fingers or pliers try running the drill in reverse.

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clarkson · June 2007

yes its a starnut. i cant grip it with pliers because its too far in the body of the starnut. i'll just drill out the remainss

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El Capitano · June 2007

I'm pretty sure that you need to hit something with a large hammer to cure this. [:D]

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Curry. · June 2007

Take A, promptly thrust into B at high velocity. Problem solved!

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rubber side up · June 2007

Damn, i was going to edit curry's post and replace B with a head. typed head into google image search, seems safe search was off. you can guess what came up [:(] at work [:(]

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Anonymous · June 2007

Erm, your headset shouldn't be tensioned quite that much, surely?

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JinjaNinja · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by El Capitano

I'm pretty sure that you need to hit something with a large hammer to cure this. [:D]

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Correct sir!!! Although the pipe I used to knock my old one out wasn't quite big enough... So now I have 2 in my forks!

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clarkson · June 2007

how do you refit a starnut though? i have a spare one.

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anto164 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by clarkson

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Got lost in the game,
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TE · June 2007

Alloy bolt? [V] Surely a steel one would just rip the starnut out?

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JinjaNinja · June 2007

Hammer and a piece of copper pipe just slightly wider then the bolt hole, is generaly what I use. For the love of god make sure you tap it in streight!

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bEavoLa · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by clarkson

just snapped the headset bolt on my enduro. was only moving a spacer and then overtightened the bolt. bollox, going to have to drill it out now!! [:(]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

well then - you're a co<s></s>ck, aren't you?

if you'd overtightened it THAT much, your fork would have been hard to turn! that bolt is only supposed to pre-load the headset bearings - not to be cranked down upon (that's the job of the stem bolts)

you should be able to feel the forks swing from side to side freely without any fore/aft movement.

(i bet you're one of the people who also crack his plastic MBUK top cap?)

ah well - hopefully, you've learned a lesson in all of this...

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JinjaNinja · June 2007

I like the addition to the sig B. ^

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