Kieran Morrison Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hey, was riding with a few mates tonight and one had to tighten his headset so he took it off then noticed the bolt was spinning but not tightening and the top cap kept moving, so we took it off. The bit that the top cap bolt goes into (the bit in the forks) was sticking up, and bent to one side, so the bolt wouldnt go in and tighten the headset, be pushed at it a bit because we knew it wasnt meant to stick up and it fell down about 1cm and 1/2. We also heard bits fall out of the bottom and the fors and my mate found about 1/3rd of a thin black circle. Dont know what this is. So I took my top cap off to check if something was meant to be around the bolt, and there is a black thing (alot like what we found) around my bit that the bolt goes into and mine was properly stuck in the forks. We dont know what caused this to his bike, he just took wanted to tighten his headset. Any help would be appreciated. Also if it helps it was Echo Urban forks Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireson75 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Maybe he has over tightened it and pulled out the star nut/broken it?? Some pictures would probably help a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Maybe he has over tightened it and pulled out the star nut/broken it?? Some pictures would probably help a bit. Sorry mate it was dark so couldnt get pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbarr Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 sorry if i've misunderstood you here, but how did you manage to loosen the bolt to get the top cap off if the bolt just spun? the threaded section of the star nut may be spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 his star nuts bust ( the bit inside the forks which the top cap bolt screws into ) Pretty cheap to replace. Make sure he buys the right size for the steerer tube though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab shropshire Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 sounds like his star fangled nut is smashed up get a new one and whack it in he needs the small one of these for urban forks My link and highland dont sell star nuts small enough so he will need to order from tarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireson75 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Yeah, I reckon it was his star nut being pulled to the top of his forks from doing it up too tight?? Somebody correct me if I am wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 sorry if i've misunderstood you here, but how did you manage to loosen the bolt to get the top cap off if the bolt just spun? the threaded section of the star nut may be spinning. Sorry I meant that it would do that when we tightened it, but it loosened fine. he probably pulled it before he loosened it accidently or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Mine did this last week. Same forks too. Funnily enough the bike shop managed to fit a 1inch star nut but it was very very tight. They gave me the nut and fit it for free too, was well appy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 They gave me the nut and fit it for free too, was well appy! LBS in 'doing good job and not charging through the nose' shocker! You don't get that often! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 LBS in 'doing good job and not charging through the nose' shocker! You don't get that often! So true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz96 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 LBS in 'doing good job and not charging through the nose' shocker! You don't get that often! My LBS is so good to me! They gave me my MTB at such a good price and they often give me little repairs for free, helped me alot with my trials bike aswell and ive never paid a penny on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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