esfrost Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Okay heres the story:I bought a Crank Brothers Iodine C directset a couple of days ago. Everything went pretty well during the installation. After i installed erverything and tightened up the bolts, i discovered that the hs starts to get sticky when i starts turning the bar. I also feel the wobble, but only when im turning the bar. I cant feel it, if i just pull the front brake while moving the bike back and forth. I took everything apart two times, just to check it again, but i couldnt find the problem. I dont see anything wrong with the hs.Anyone any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 A couple more steerer tube spacers, or undo the bolts on the back of your stem and tighten your top cap bolt then tighten the bolts on the back of the stem again.If that doesnt work you probably need a new star bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Has the head tube been faced and also the fork crown race? It's more important with that headset as there is no 'float' because of the integrated bearings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 A couple more steerer tube spacers, or undo the bolts on the back of your stem and tighten your top cap bolt then tighten the bolts on the back of the stem again.If that doesnt work you probably need a new star bolt.+ dont tighten top cap bolt too much or it wont turn at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 + dont tighten top cap bolt too much or it wont turn at all Not if star nuts in the right place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sounds to me like the headtube needs facing, my Echo does what you've described, but it's only when the bars are facing backwards, so I've never bothered to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Not if star nuts in the right place!How? Unless you mean the star-nut would slip up before you could tighten it that much? The only thing that'd really stop it is if the top-cap bottomed out on the top of the steerer tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esfrost Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Thanks for the reply guys. I guess my frame needs a facing. Damn it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 How did you fit the headset cups? With headset press or with a hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esfrost Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) I made a headset press tool for it, and did it with that. It works just like and original headset press tool. Edited September 11, 2008 by esfrost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yeh mines home made aswell haha, my Dad machined the pressing bits on his lathe at work. That was the only other thing I could think of, if you hammer them in it can warp the cups I think, then they don't sit right in the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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