Hi, just got my bmx powder coated and now that im putting it back together the bar is wobbly and the top of the fork sticks out no matter what i do with it. I have all the spacers, nuts bolt ect. nothing works. Please help iyk!
by dhisjan
Hi, just got my bmx powder coated and now that im putting it back together the bar is wobbly and the top of the fork sticks out no matter what i do with it. I have all the spacers, nuts bolt ect. nothing works. Please help iyk!
by dhisjan
5 Comments
You’ve gotta be missing a spacer, there’s no other explanation here. Got photo doesn’t show the lower bearing though, so I’m assuming it in the frame.
you need another spacer either below or above the stem, and then you need to install your compression cap. there must be a gap between the compression cap and the top of the steerer tube, otherwise you won’t be able to take the play (the wobble) out of the bearings.
You need another spacer at minimum. It’s the only answer. Try adding one underneath the stem. Also make sure you have at least two thirds of the forks steerer tube actually in the stem. Otherwise you risk snapping ur forks or the stem might slip off the forks. Either way, ur break the forks or ur face. Hopefully ur able to fix this. I recently had the same issue where my new forks were too long and had to add 2 more spacers. Keep shredding dude hopefully this helps
I can’t really see very well, but It looks like the top dust cover is bottoming out on the frame. Maybe stick an extremely thin shim under the cap or sand the bottom of it a bit so it’s not touching the frame.
Or maybe it is just a case of a missing spacer. Looks like it could be that too.
I would take this to a bike shop to have them face the top and bottom of your head tube. The bearings and top cap need to be flush for everything to tighten. To me it looks like the paint is thick and is interfering.