You want the minimum torque to reduce play in the headset.
Chris king headset top cap torque.
As others have said the top cap is pre load only.
It is non load bearing.
Bold versions will be laser marked after anodizing creating a silver laser mark sotto voce are laser marked before anodizing so the mark is more subtle as the entire cap will be anodized.
Make offer chris king nothreadset 1 125 1 1 8 red w black top cap chris king nothreadset headset steering tube top cap for 1 1 8 threadless black 19 90.
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I have installed reinstall headsets on all my bikes and they are all still smooth.
Adding tension to the bolt will pull the threaded star nut which is found wedged inside the steerer tube upwards moving the fork crown race bearing more tightly into the lower headset cup.
We started making headsets in 1976 and have been refining them ever since.
Adjust alignment of stem and secure according to stem manufacturer s.
The chris king headset stem cap is a precision machined and timelessly styled crown jewel.
Depending on how loose your headset bearing feels you can make adjustments to the bearing tension with the 5mm allen bolt located in the top cap.
Just got a new ck headset and i wounder about the top cap torque.
Available here in 1 and 1 1 8 please call for 1 1 4 and 1 1 5 varieties.
I tighten it up using a torque wrench to 7 nm and everything is good for a few rides and then it starts to get a little loose.
Tight add the torque necessary to move the stem to the preload torque value.
Then stem cap on top of stem.
Chris king headset torque.
Apply a small amount of antisieze to screw and insert screw through cap.
Once the stem is tightened in place is is purely cosmetic and covers the top of the steerer.
This is a list of everything in the headset steerer tube.
After an unplanned mud ride this winter i had to wash the new unit at the car wash and then left it for a week inside not knowing it didn t have waterproof grease in the.
Bold versions will be laser marked after anodizing creating a silver laser mark sotto voce are laser marked before anodizing so the mark is more subtle as the entire cap will be anodized.
The chris king headset stem cap is a precision machined and timelessly styled crown jewel.
Same is true for the end cap on a shimano hollowtech ii crankset.
Chris king headsets and hubs.
