How deep should a star nut be installed? Star Nut Installation with TNS-1 The TNS places the nut about 15mm (9/16″) below the top of the steering column. This allows the adjusting bolt to thread
How deep should a star nut be installed?
Star Nut Installation with TNS-1 The TNS places the nut about 15mm (9/16″) below the top of the steering column. This allows the adjusting bolt to thread fully into the nut for adjustment pre-load. It can also help maintain alignment to use the stem as an alignment guide.
How do you install a star nut with a fork?
Wind the star nut as far as you can onto the fitting tool, with the flare on the star nut pointing towards the handle of the tool. Brace the fork legs against the floor, positioning a rag or other padding to protect the dropouts. Place the star nut into the steerer tube and use the hammer to tap the nut into the tube.
Do I need a star nut?
It isn’t mandatory to use a star nut and there are ways to adjust a stem/fork interface without one, but it isn’t typically a “beginner” skill.
Do new forks come with a star nut?
Typically forks do not come with a star nut. New headsets do, though. Your LBS should have a new star nut for you to shove in there.
How do you push down a star nut?
I just unscrew the bolt from the topcap the amount you want the star nut pushed down. Then just use a hammer to tap the bolt down flat on the topcap. This will push the starnut down, and keep it straight while doing it.
What is the point of a star nut?
The star nut, or for CF foks the expander plug, is used to allow the top cap’s bolt torque to pre-load the head set bearings properly. Once you have tightened down the star nut bolt to get the proper head set adjustment, then you clamp the stem in place to keep things set.
Do you need a star nut?
How to install star fangled nut and expansion plug?
Install stem onto column. Engage so most of the stem sticks up above the column. Do not tighten any upper pinch bolt. Place TNS with nut inside stem and column and tap downward. The star-nut is basically designed not to be removable.
Is the star fangled nut a removable bolt?
The bolt is threaded into the star fangled nut which be fitted into the inside of the fork column. The star nut is designed not to pull upward. In other words, it is designed not to be removable. The star-nut outer diameter is slightly bigger than the inside diameter of the fork column.
How does an expansion plug work on a nut?
A typical expansion plug system consist of an expandable sleeve. There is a cone at the top and bottom, and a hollow bolt passes through the sleeve. As this expansion bolt is tightened, it draws together the two cones and this expands the sleeve. As with most all threaded fasteners, grease or oil the threads.