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Hey Guys,
Been putting a new Santa Cruz build together and having some issues with the Chris King headset. When I tighten the top cap on the stem to tighten the headset up it binds ever so slightly (not a huge amount but noticeable). Even with the star nut bolt done up finger tight I get the binding happening. Any ideas guys?
All the bearing cup surfaces were prepped and flat before installation and are sitting dead flat against the head tube. There doesn't appear to be any binding in the bearing when not under load. I've checked and re-checked the assembly order of the individual headset parts and its all good. Can I get hold of shims to maybe space it out a bit? The bearing cap that goes under the stem does seem to be just touching the outer of the bearing cup. Any ideas on how to solve this would be most welcome!
Cheers
Simon
Been putting a new Santa Cruz build together and having some issues with the Chris King headset. When I tighten the top cap on the stem to tighten the headset up it binds ever so slightly (not a huge amount but noticeable). Even with the star nut bolt done up finger tight I get the binding happening. Any ideas guys?
All the bearing cup surfaces were prepped and flat before installation and are sitting dead flat against the head tube. There doesn't appear to be any binding in the bearing when not under load. I've checked and re-checked the assembly order of the individual headset parts and its all good. Can I get hold of shims to maybe space it out a bit? The bearing cap that goes under the stem does seem to be just touching the outer of the bearing cup. Any ideas on how to solve this would be most welcome!
Cheers
Simon