i just installed this sram stem, but there is a big gap on the bottom, but not at the top, is this bad?
by Expensive-Chicken622
i just installed this sram stem, but there is a big gap on the bottom, but not at the top, is this bad?
by Expensive-Chicken622
2 Comments
def should be [EVEN](https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/stem-removal-installation-threadless)
easy fix
Some stems are designed asymmetric (one side is closed, the other has a gap), but by far most (including this one) are designed to have an even gap. Do this by loosening all bolts, then tightening each bolt in a criss-cross pattern only a 1/2 turn at a time so that the bolts are torqued evenly, which will be the same sized gap. Something like this [https://www.ciclocoimbroes.com/docs/Truvativ_manual_tecnico_2010.pdf](https://www.ciclocoimbroes.com/docs/truvativ_manual_tecnico_2010.pdf)