James Shields Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 hi again people,heres my trouble, just bought some onza tuff guy forks with vee and disc mounts, i have also purachased an 'amoeba lock' to go through my forks,the amoeba lock is lyk a 'clamp' that has the top cap ontop of the stem and goes through the forks and is supposed to pull everythign tight.my problem is that when i nip my front brake, and push foreward slightly the forks 'wobble' and seem to move foreward and up....any advice on how to stop this play ? thanks, james. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froob Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Undo your stem bolts (the ones that tighten up against the steerer) and tighten the bolt on your top cap till it stops. Then tighten your stem bolts back up and it should be all good Make sure you don't over tighten the bolt on the top cap, otherwise you may end up messing up the headset bearings.If the steering is stiff then you have tightened it up too much.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Clayton Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 hi buddy check you have got your crown race on the bottom of your steerer tube. if not this is the problem just a thoughthop it works/helps thanks ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 i have also purachased an 'amoeba lock' to go through my forks,the amoeba lock is lyk a 'clamp' that has the top cap ontop of the stem and goes through the forks and is supposed to pull everythign tight.Can I ask why you gotten the headlock?It isn't really necessary, and heavier. All it does is to make your fork and stem more secured, and a little stronger. But people use the headlock because their steerer tube is cut too short, so the headlock does a pretty good job holding the stem securely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris H Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 You may have to much steer left at the top If so you need to get a few spacers and reduce the amount then it may be that!Dont over tighten the lock because you will nacker the bearings other wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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