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INSTALLING THE FORK AND HANDLEBAR
Installing the fork (continued)
3. Slide the upper bearing into the head tube, then
slide the compression ring into place.
COMPRESSION RING
+
UPPER HEADSET
BEARING
TIP
Build the bike close to a bench to support the fork
while installing the cable and housings.
The top caps and shaped spacers have pins and
detents that align as they stack.
DETENTS
HOUSINGS
The two detents in the bottom of the stem align
with the shaped spacers.
DETENTS
BOTTOM OF
STEM
4. Install the bearing top cap and preferred number of
shaped spacers (matching up the detents in the
cap and spacers to the stem).
SHAPED SPACERS
NON-DRIVE SIDE
BEARING TOP CAP
(CONTAINS REAR BRAKE CABLE)
DRIVE SIDE BEARING
TOP CAP
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