Felt carbon steerer compression plug removal

Asked by: Bryan Ceo

How do you remove compression plug from steerer tube?

Quote from video: Pop it in and then pop it out like that and you fish it out like that. Take your time have some carbs. Don't work on bikes angry or hangry. And there you go and that's you can reuse that.

How do you remove a giant expander plug?

Quote from video: I took a little bit of wd-40. And i just sprayed. Up in there where those two pieces. Meet the wedge and the expander.

What does a fork compression plug do?

A compression plug is set into a carbon fork’s steerer tube to keep your bike’s front end happy and tight, but should you need to pull the fork out of your bike or need to adjust your bike’s headset, you’ll need to know how to use the compression plug.

How do you use an expander plug?

Quote from video: Now there are two types of expanders upward and downward an upward expander makes the quieter. Parts of a signal louder. While a downward makes the quieter.

How do you remove a stuck compression plug?

Quote from video: But I got stuck. But I was able to get it out after a long try. So what I did was grab a flat head.

How do I remove star nut from carbon fork?

Quote from video: So what you can do is take maybe like a long screwdriver push. It in here and then use a hammer. And this push. The star fangled nut down and push it out through.

What is a expander plug?

Expander® sealing plugs are used for safe, quick and economic sealing of bore holes in fluid technology, e.g. hydraulic drilling holes in jig and fixture construction. Assembly is effected by pressing in the sealing plug into the drilling hole by means of the prescribed setting die.

How do you install an FSA compression plug?

Quote from video: And from here you want to get some tension on the sleeve in the steer tube so just take your six millimeter. Put some tension on it.

Do carbon forks have carbon steerer tubes?

Less costly carbon forks use an aluminium crown or aluminium crown and steerer tube.

Can you use a star nut on a carbon fork?

Star Nuts Should Never Be Used in Full Carbon Forks



I did not know they had installed the fork with a star nut.

How tight should Expander plug be?

In the early stages of adjustment, the plug needs just to be tight enough to prevent it from being pulled out of the steerer by the top-cap bolt. So 5-6Nm would be a good start for tightening.

How tight should a star nut be?

Just snug it up. The tighten the stem bolts, but not enough to deform the steerer tube. The top cap will not hold on the stem/handlebars.

How do you get a stuck spacer out of a headset?

Grab the spacer tight (perhaps put a thin shop rag between it and the spacer to minimize gouging and use brake clean to remove lube from the outer part of the spacer) and try to get it to spin a bit or hit the end of the channel lock with a mallet to try to free the spacer.

How does a star nut work?

The star fangled nut — or ‘star nut’, as it’s known — is pressed into the steerer tube and allows the fork and headset components to be pulled into place in the frame’s head tube. If you have a new fork or have just cut down your steerer tube, you may need to fit a new star nut.

How do you fit Hope Head Doctor?

Quote from video: So it's it's about ten millimeters lower than the top of the steerer tube and then just tighten it up. This has to be nice and tight.

What is an expander plug?

Expander Plugs – All About KOENIG EXPANDER® Products. The KOENIG EXPANDER plug is designed to effectively seal drilled holes in fluid systems. With more than 5 billion parts installed and field failure rates less than 1 PPM, these plugs provide proven performance and an industry-leading metal-to-metal seal solution.

How do you install a steerer plug?

Quote from video: This is so that you can then add your top cap later on and tighten everything down without it fouling with the plug in place you can then just nip it up with your allen. Key.

How tight should Expander plug be?

In the early stages of adjustment, the plug needs just to be tight enough to prevent it from being pulled out of the steerer by the top-cap bolt. So 5-6Nm would be a good start for tightening.

How does a star nut work?

The star fangled nut — or ‘star nut’, as it’s known — is pressed into the steerer tube and allows the fork and headset components to be pulled into place in the frame’s head tube. If you have a new fork or have just cut down your steerer tube, you may need to fit a new star nut.

Can you remove a star nut?

The star-nut is basically designed not to be removable. If it is necessary to install another nut, simply use a punch and drive the first nut down until deeper than the new nut will sit.

Is a star nut necessary?

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.