On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:18:00 -0700 (PDT), Gig Miller
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>I'm currently building up a Litespeed with a Real Design carbon
>steerer tube. Can anyone tell me the torque value required for the
>star nut that goes in the steerer tube? I've been to Real Design's
>website, but did not find any specs there.
Just snug enough to take all the slack out of the headset and put a
very slight amount of tension on it; the bolt that goes into the star
nut has completed its task and could be thrown away once the stem has
been cinched down on the steerer. BTW, the stem clamp is one place
where you really do need to be careful not to overtighten. It's way
too easy to crush a carbon steerer.
A drop of low-strength Loctite on the cap bolt will keep it in place
without the need to go all Captain Overtorque on it, and there's zero
reason to make that bolt any tighter than is required to keep it from
ejecting like a low-bidder test pilot. Just snug plus a trifle is
plenty.
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