Yeah, just loosen the pinch bolts on the stem at the steerer tube, straighten things out, and snug them up decent but not wild.
Morall_tach on
Definitely doable. Honestly, I almost never use a torque wrench when it’s metal on metal. The chances of doing damage are pretty slim unless you absolutely crank it.
Lopsided_Evening_627 on
just wing it man
Past-Look1067 on
stand in front of the bike put front wheels between your legs and turn handle bar to your left so it gets straight
Area51_210 on
Yeah, forearm tight plus a little extra but you’ll know when it’s pretty tight with an Allen wrench
ArchibaldMcFerguson on
I’ll assume that the bolts are properly tight right now. You won’t need to adjust the headset cap bolt, just the pinch bolts on your stem. This is really easy.
Use your tool to try to tighten the bolts MORE, get a feel for how much force it takes to make a tiny turn in the bolts. Remember how much it digs into your hand. Now loosen it up, fix it, and get the bolts back to that same torque.
That said, everything looks aluminum. If you under torque it, things will move around. If you over torque it, even up to 50%, you’re unlikely to do any damage.
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maharajuu on
You should be able to tighten by hand. My only recommendation is to use an Allan key and not something big like a wrench. You can quickly overtighten things with a wrench before realising it
DrFlowerhorn on
This is a legit question: If you have a carbon fork, resist the urge to twist it back by force. Instead loosen it as others have instructed. Using force will further score the carbon by scraping a line across.
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r0cksh0x on
Before I had a torque wrench I’d do the following: undo each bolt 1 or so turns, just enough to loosen the stem. Make note of how much of a turn. It may be 3/4 per bolt. Then align everything. Reverse the loosening turns. Then, check if that works
Physical-Flamingo-33 on
Güddentite is correct in these cases
FR23Dust on
I’ve never once used a torque wrench installing handlebars. Just tighten until pretty tight
onjefferis on
Unless your steerer is carbon, just snug it up decently tight. Not gorilla tight. It’s not necessary and you could strip stuff.
Many_Yogurtcloset953 on
you got a torque wrench? just borrow one, bike shops never mind helping with that stuff
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Yeah, just loosen the pinch bolts on the stem at the steerer tube, straighten things out, and snug them up decent but not wild.
Definitely doable. Honestly, I almost never use a torque wrench when it’s metal on metal. The chances of doing damage are pretty slim unless you absolutely crank it.
just wing it man
stand in front of the bike put front wheels between your legs and turn handle bar to your left so it gets straight
Yeah, forearm tight plus a little extra but you’ll know when it’s pretty tight with an Allen wrench
I’ll assume that the bolts are properly tight right now. You won’t need to adjust the headset cap bolt, just the pinch bolts on your stem. This is really easy.
Use your tool to try to tighten the bolts MORE, get a feel for how much force it takes to make a tiny turn in the bolts. Remember how much it digs into your hand. Now loosen it up, fix it, and get the bolts back to that same torque.
That said, everything looks aluminum. If you under torque it, things will move around. If you over torque it, even up to 50%, you’re unlikely to do any damage.
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You should be able to tighten by hand. My only recommendation is to use an Allan key and not something big like a wrench. You can quickly overtighten things with a wrench before realising it
This is a legit question: If you have a carbon fork, resist the urge to twist it back by force. Instead loosen it as others have instructed. Using force will further score the carbon by scraping a line across.
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Before I had a torque wrench I’d do the following: undo each bolt 1 or so turns, just enough to loosen the stem. Make note of how much of a turn. It may be 3/4 per bolt. Then align everything. Reverse the loosening turns. Then, check if that works
Güddentite is correct in these cases
I’ve never once used a torque wrench installing handlebars. Just tighten until pretty tight
Unless your steerer is carbon, just snug it up decently tight. Not gorilla tight. It’s not necessary and you could strip stuff.
you got a torque wrench? just borrow one, bike shops never mind helping with that stuff