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Advice on stuck fork

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  • 20-04-2018 9:36pm
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    harringtonp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭


    My steering is getting a bit rough so decided to have a look at the bearings. Removed cap bolt, handlebars and took out bolt to fork. When I've done this before the fork has slid out easily enough but its stuck fast. Gave it a couple of gentle knocks with a hammer and block of wood but no joy.

    Any tips, if I were to try and squirt some WD40 down is there anything likely to get damaged ?


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    #2
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,248 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Have you undone the stem bolts?


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    #3
    harringtonp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭harringtonp


    Yes handlebars and stem are hanging loose completely off fork


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    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Does it have a carbon steerer?
    I've had this problem with a carbon steerer.
    The expanding bung, that goes inside the steerer tube had made the steerer tube itself expand. The tube could not be removed. I took out the expanding bung and hit the steerer tube with a rubber hammer. Steerer tube dropped out.


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