07-17-2010, 06:03 PM
Have read loads and loads of posts describing replacing/servicing headsets but never anything on replacing a stem!!! That either means it's so easy that it's not worth worrying about, or ...!
I have a Chris King NoThreadset and a "normal" stem. I wish to replace the original stem for a shorter one.
I understand that the top cap on the headset needs to be loosened but if I completely take it off and then undo the stem pinch bolts surely the steerer will just come loose and the forks drop out?
Also if I were to do the above what would happen to the star-fangled nut, that's supposedly inside the steerer?
I have a Chris King NoThreadset and a "normal" stem. I wish to replace the original stem for a shorter one.
I understand that the top cap on the headset needs to be loosened but if I completely take it off and then undo the stem pinch bolts surely the steerer will just come loose and the forks drop out?
Also if I were to do the above what would happen to the star-fangled nut, that's supposedly inside the steerer?