Sorry for poor video,it’s hard to record.
I am having trouble to make my headset be tight and spin freely at the same time.
In the videos it says you have to find the right spot.
I have been trying for ages and can’t find the ‘right spot’.
When the top cap is not tight,the fork is loose and when the top cap is even a bit tight,the bars will not spin.
Someone please help.
Thanks
by LuckTraditional3808
8 Comments
Get a headset spacer or a crush washer for your headset
try add a 2 or 3mm spacer under the stem
if it does not help, your bearings might be dead
Did you tighten your stem bolts before tightening the compression bolt on the fork?
Loosen the stem bolts. Remove the fork cap snd take a pic of the steerer tube engagement in the stem.
That bolt adjusts preload on the bearings.
Try [these bolts](https://imgur.com/a/uvUpaHT) to keep the bars from spinning like that.
Probably stretched your head tube where the bearings go from being loose
make sure you’re adjusting your fork cap while your stem bolts are loose. That will tighten your headset. Only then you tighten your stem again to keep everything in place. Example: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0CeoaouSeeA
Need more headset spacers. The fork bolt is sitting flush with the fork so there is to much slack. For best results you want 2-3mm gap between the fork and the fork bolt when fighting down the stem
GREASE. Or you trashed your headset . But definitely always use grease.