Sidehop Stuart Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 At the moment my star nut is too far down my Echo forks. I dont want to replace the star nut. At the moment I'm using a screw which doesnt work well as an ordinary bolt.Does anyone know where I can get a long enough bolt with an allen key top? I've looked on Tartybikes and Trials-uk but I'm not sure which is long enough.Will a brake booster bolt do the job?Stu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 No a brake booster bolt is to thick, I had the same problem Stu I ended up having to buy a star nut, there such a pain to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Brake booster is m4 (too small because star nuts are m5)look in ebay type "m5 40mm bolt" in - that should do the trick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Thanks for the help.Do you think it's best if I knock my existing star nut down and then fit another one slightly higher up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yes if you can't find a bolt that will fit, then you will have to buy a new star nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yes if you can't find a bolt that will fit, then you will have to buy a new star nut.O.k I'll do that Should I get a shop to fit it or is it easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Do you no what size it is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Do you no what size it is ?M5 I'm sorted now.Cheers Adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 M5 I'm sorted now.Cheers Adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 They're M6... M5 are Magura bolt size, which are usually too small for top caps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Knock it out the bottom with a long piece of wood, then use the top cap and bolt to put it back in the fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Knock it out the bottom with a long piece of wood, then use the top cap and bolt to put it back in the fork.Not a bad idea, but most trials forks (Echos do...) have a weld around the bottom so the starnut won't be able to come out without it getting mangled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Do you reckon I could knock it back up an inch from underneath with a long piece of wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 no, because it is designed to grip into the steerer when it it pulled upwards otherwise it'd be useless when you preload the headset with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 If you can get it to grip the staw nut without a stem or anything on it, tighten it up a goodun and it'll pull itself up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 If you can get it to grip the staw nut without a stem or anything on it, tighten it up a goodun and it'll pull itself up.if its fitted properly it shouldnt...unless you give it a silly amount of beans, then itll just rip itself apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Just take the old bolt to a hardware shop and say that you need one like this, but 10mm longer. As for the other suggestions, where is the common sense?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 If you are not too sure get a shop to do it. Otherwise take some rachet extender bolt and a hammer and smash that b*tch out, then fit a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 just smash it out the bottom....then go to "insert LBS here" and buy a star nut.....1" fr the thick alloy steerer deng forks, 1 1/8th for pretty much every other fork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm going to get my forks cut so then the they aren't sloped, and then the star nut will be half an inch further up.Problem solved. Thanks everyone for there input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Oh dear, theres no need to go cutting your forks... just buy a longer bolt like people have said... also, the bolt is M6, M5 is too small, as thats what your magura mounts are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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