Originally Posted by
gageplate
Hi all, Looking for a little help. I am trying to raise the heigth of my stem but not sure if i am doing it right. I have loosend everything and raised the stem (maybe a 1/8"-1/4") but the spacers that are on the bike are now loose. Do i need to add more spacers to pick up the slop or do i need to move the stem back down and accept what was given to me. I raised my seat awhile ago but am now getting REALLY bad neck pains after my rides. I am now assuming i need to raise the stem a little. This is why i am now asking for help. Any suggestions would be great. Hopefully i don't need to buy a new stem. Attached a few pictures so that you can see what i am talking about. Thanks. Brad
You are not doing the entire process correctly.
Looks like all the spacers you have on the stem are on the bottom already you do not just add more at this point.
You would need to flip the stem, loosen the remove the bars, loosen the 2 pinch bolts on the stem, remove the cap slide the stem off flip it over, replace the cap and set preload once you have done this correctly tigthen the 2 pinch bolts on the stem.
You can not just loosen the stem and raise it up as you did.
This may also help you also to understand the adjustment process
http://bicycletutor.com/adjust-threadless-headset/