So I went to take my saddle off my p-line yesterday and unscrewed it too far and the pentaclip came apart. I had no idea this is how it was made. Anyway, I think I managed to put it back together in the correct way but now my saddle has a bit of play in it even when tightened.
Any idea what I might have done wrong? Watched the videos so put the pentaclip back together correctly. I don’t ever remember this wiggle.
by mar2paul
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https://youtu.be/EKR2E9ec-Xg?si=FaKnT87ORseCqX_D
Watch this. Helped me in time of need
It was reassembled incorrectly. Should be an easy enough fix.
Brilliant Bikes probably has a good video you can use as a reference.
You’ve got your pentaclip assembled wrongly and or you’ve got some grease or contamination in it there should be absolutely no play when it’s done up to torque.
Do you have a torque wrench? It needs to be tightened to a specific number to be tight enough but not overly done to cause damage.
Different lines might have different torque spec. Check yours specifically. It’s printed in the manual. There is a table for all torque specs of different parts. My c line needs 15 NM.
UPDATE: I must have reassembled this darn thing a dozen times. Each time the same wiggle when installed and tightened. I’m honestly at a loss for what to try. All was fine until I removed the seat yesterday and the pentaclip went into pieces. Each time I reassemble it’s the same. Head scratcher.