Accidently tightened this bolt to 12nm. Didnt realize it was a 2nm max (seems low? Says so in the manual). Could this crack something?
Thanks in advance
by sheepskit
Accidently tightened this bolt to 12nm. Didnt realize it was a 2nm max (seems low? Says so in the manual). Could this crack something?
Thanks in advance
by sheepskit
7 Comments
Have you ridden the bike with the bolt at 12nm?
Thanks. What ‘could’ possibly brake if anything happened?
expender crew should never be tighened really tight
If nothing cracked or made a cracking Sound while you tightend it you Are probably good
that one on top is only used to set the preload on the headset bearings, at the back of the stem there is the actual clamp bolt (torx), if this is a cp0048 cockpit that one takes 12Nm. If you would over torque the pre-load you would risk pulling out the star nut or expander from the fork, but the system canyon uses in this cockpit/fork has no expander. so likely nothing happened.
https://preview.redd.it/zorqd9825zzg1.png?width=708&format=png&auto=webp&s=035fa00df2fd8dfa95dc1c165e806864ec712251
That screw is not supposed to be tight. Just to preload the headset. The torque on the handlebar clamp is what keeping the fork and handlebars in place. If nothing cracked or stripped, probably ok but ride easy for a few Kms just to make sure.
Yea you need a new bike