Help! Star spangled nut!

^I think the straightness makes sure the bearings are loaded equally all around their circumference.

Expander bung?

Kinky

Expander bung is for carbon stearers, I don't think they grab as well against steel.

Horatio, well, yes, but why put yourself in that position in the first place?

^I think the straightness makes sure the bearings are loaded equally all around their circumference.

Another very good reason.

And I meant a little off centre, not epically in the wrong direction. That would be a pain.

What starts out as slightly off centre at one point in the threading will be quite a bit more off centre by the time it gets to the bottom.

Horatio, well, yes, but why put yourself in that position in the first place?

Laziness and/or cheapness... That's the only answer, really.

i always found if it was misaligned, just bash the preload bolt with a hammer to the side (i.e. without the cap on)

Look guys, I do understand. I don't even like to change a puncture outside the workshop, that's how lazy i've gotten.

This is something that is very easy to get wrong, and wrong to the point of having to try and bang it out of the way and buy another when you could just be nice to someone in a shop, and they will probably do it for you, with the correct tool, strait, without thinking about it.

Yes, you can just bang the bung in (illiteration purposes only).

I also could have done this instead of going to the dentist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myvr2Zh1iM0

My point is, that this is something that isn't hard to do properly, and there is a great many good reasons to do it this way, and nearly no drawbacks.

what i want to know is why is there a two page thread on banging in a star fangled nut? it is a simple thing to do that the OP would have probably worked out without our help.

I'd rather hit my bike with a hammer than remove one of my own teeth.

Someone else's teeth, on the other hand...

Is it safe?

...Is it safe?

Nhatt should get a fucking medal for her work on this thread.

rpm, I can see this working....but I'm still not sure why you would do it this way when I beer or two will get someone to put it in for you, correctly.

You have to remember, this is someone who felt they had to ask, not an experienced mechanic.

You ned to check out my LBS's (or move to the IoM). They would keep your bike for a week and charge £40 quid. Beer would get you nowhere.

This works a treat http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=12784&src=froogle

I used the RPM method for some 1" forks last week.

job done, six beers for myself, a hammer and a nut. thanks for all the advice, oh and the shit banter
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I was shitting myself it would go wrong but I managed to get my star spangled nuts (or whatever you call it) into the steerer with a hammer and some reckless whacking.

Will buy a tool next time though.

There's a tool apart from a hammer to put it in the steerer?

I've always used a hammer and a bit of pipe. Don't see anything wrong with the method.

don't even need that, just use the screw that goes into it.