How do you push down a star nut?
I just unscrew the bolt from the topcap the amount you want the star nut pushed down. Then just use a hammer to tap the bolt down flat on the topcap. This will push the starnut down, and keep it straight while doing it.
Do I need a star nut?
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.
How far down should star nut go?
Star Nut Installation with TNS-1 The TNS places the nut about 15mm (9/16″) below the top of the steering column. This allows the adjusting bolt to thread fully into the nut for adjustment pre-load. It can also help maintain alignment to use the stem as an alignment guide.
Do new forks come with a star nut?
Typically forks do not come with a star nut. New headsets do, though. Your LBS should have a new star nut for you to shove in there. America eats its young.
What is the point of a star nut?
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.
What’s the best way to remove a star fangled nut?
Flip the fork (or bike) upside down. Take a rod or pipe which fit into your steerer tube, put into the bottom of the steerer and smack with hammer. I just had to remove one yesterday. I have a z150, and the steerer tube tapers to a small hole at the crown.
How do you install a star fangled nut on a car?
The nut is installed. Mount the nut with concave side toward tool thread. Hold TNS over steering column and tap on top on TNS with ball peen hammer. Hold tool aligned while striking TNS. The TNS places the nut about 15mm (9/16″) below the top of the steering column.
How do you install a nut on a park tool?
Continue driving the nut until the driver meets the outer portion of the tool. Un-thread the handle from the fork. The nut is installed. Mount the nut with concave side toward tool thread. Hold TNS over steering column and tap on top on TNS with ball peen hammer. Hold tool aligned while striking TNS.
How does the star fangled nut work on a fork?
Pressure is applied when the bolt in the top cap is tightened. The stem bolt (s) must be loosened, which makes the stem effectively a spacer during the adjustment. The bolt is threaded into the star fangled nut which be fitted into the inside of the fork column. The star nut is designed not to pull upward.
