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yea definitely not the first time iv'e eaten it on this bike. ive had this bike 9 years or so. and ive definitely used her and abused her.

but no i did that and slammed it down and still same movements. ive taken top cap off and tightened everything down dick tight. what tools do you need to take the fork off? ill just break her down and take a look.

 

I'm thinking about buying this bike tomorrow for 1,000 what do y'all think?

 

Just need a basic set of allen heads. Loosen up the stem & the cap, pop your handlebar off, and start checking. If your headset is fubar'd, you will need specialized tools to take that out and replace it(without marring up your headtube)---at that point just take it over to the bike shop.

 

are there any lock rings in the tube to keep the fork from sliding out? reason i ask is they dont just slide out after stem has been removed.

 

There shouldn't be any kind of locking rings. Give the crown a good wack downwards. If you havent removed the fork in a while, sometimes they need some force to slide out.

 

Broken steering tube. terrific.

 

ouch

 

no not yet but im not a happy camper

 

yikes, that was my guess when you said bar and fork moving independent of the other.

 

alright so i guess i fucked with the top cap bolt too much so now i assume the star nut inside is spinning. guess i put it on one too many times. aka hex screw spins but goes nowhere. suggestions? trying to remove it.

and i havent actually seen the broken tube yet i took it into the bike shop and that was their diagnosis. i want to see for myself.

 

They have different style top caps that have their own wedge thing to tighten stuff up. If you get one of those you can just drive the star nut down out of the way some and leave it in there or drive it all the way out the bottom of steerer with something long like tall socket extension and get a new one to put back in top. I say drive out the bottom because backwards back out the top can be a bitch going against what the star nut is designed to do, not come out.

Something like this..........

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-VP-MTB-...445?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565199e475

 

the screw literally wont move. up or down tighten or loosen. just spins, but wont come out. and ill probably be replacing the whole fork assembly.

 

dang sorry to hear!

Contact the manufacturer to see if they can press in a new steertube for you. Assuming they are no different than RockShox, Fox, Marz etc, they probably will tell you they can't and you'll need to buy a new crown/steerer/stanchion assembly----not cheap, BUT still much cheaper than buying a new fork.

 

looks solid, whats the component spec?

thats rough! hopefully its possible to take off

 

2010 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR
Here's the link to the specs
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2010/stumpjumperfsr/stumpjumperfsrcomp

 

yea if worse comes to worse i can do that. but i have to get that little bastard off first haha

 

if its in good shape then sounds like a good deal

 

as long as its in good shape then go for it. Im getting a 2011 stumpy fsr, just waiting on my tax return to hit the bank..

 

Yeah, pics of the steerer tube please! I've been wrenching and racing for 12+ years now, and have never seen that. I have seen steerer tubes work their way loose from the crown, but never a broken tube.

 

as soon as i get the top cap off ill post some up.