Hi, Seth: There are a few possibilities. I'll start with the most common first.
Are you getting the lock nut tight enough? Are you using just one wrench? Properly tightening a threadless set usually requires two wrenches to do the job well. Use one wrench to hold the lower, threaded race and the other to FIRMLY tighten the lock nut against it. I use a big crescent wrench on the lock nut instead of a thin headset wrench to avoid slipping and marring my headset as I apply sufficient force. Another possibility is that the lock nut doesn't have the proper spacing from the top of the steer tube. Did you remove any spacers or install a different cable hanger for your canti brakes? The lock nut needs a couple of mm of space from the top of the steer tube in order to be tightened properly. Dave On May 7, 7:01 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to > seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a > small amount of play in the steering and took things apart only to > find top loose enough to take off by hand. > > Any suggestions? Am I just not tightening it well enough to begin with? > > Thanks, > -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
