Us the top cap bolt only for initial bearing adjustment - bearing load - before the stem is clamped down. (In fact, you don't even need the top cap bolt to adjust bearing load, but it makes this easier) and hold it in place with the stem clamp.
One trick is to adjust the top cap bolt -- before clamping stem -- just so tight that, if you pick up the bike front-wheel-down and swing the front wheel gently, there is no binding. Hold in place with stem clamp. To re-adjust: loosen stem clamp and adjust bearing load; re-tighten clamp. Much easier than threaded systems -- can be done on the trail (rarely needed, IME) in 5 minutes with allen wrench. On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 11:51 AM 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Getting to know GBW includes my first ever threadless headset. A few > questions: > > -- Does tightening/loosening the top allen bolt tighten/loosen the headset > and thus effect bearing wear? If so, tips for proper tightening please? > > -- Is adjusting stem height a matter of removing the top allen bolt and > restacking the spacers and stem bits to the desired height? > > -- Anything else a threaded headset lad outta know in riding and wrenching > a threadless headset? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > www.CatholicHalos.org > www.DeaconPatrick.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
