Best expander plug with or without weight being a factor?
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First try carbon paste and torquing the bolts using a torque wrench. If that doesnt work then...
Either raise the compression plug by using a spacer over the stem, or swap it out with one that is longer (safe), or swap with a shorter one that sits higher (weightweenie) inside the stem clamp area.
I understand the headset loosens either by the compression plug being too deep or there being a lack of stem bolt torque/carbon paste.
Either raise the compression plug by using a spacer over the stem, or swap it out with one that is longer (safe), or swap with a shorter one that sits higher (weightweenie) inside the stem clamp area.
I understand the headset loosens either by the compression plug being too deep or there being a lack of stem bolt torque/carbon paste.
Many thanks again, I replaced the top bearing and ring, and put a new spacer under the stem. It seems fixed for now. Haven’t used the carbon paste yet. I think the bearing and/or spacer got slightly damaged when I hit something on a descent. Since then it has been working itself loose.