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10-01-22, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by oldbobcat

After you've loosened the bolt. You want to drive the wedge nut deeper, not the stem.

To clarify.

My instruction was to drive the STEM deeper into the fork, AFTER freeing the wedge, and bracing the fork crown.

In any case, it's moot as to the OP who's already freed the his stem, but I want to clarify this for anyone else who might have a similar issue.

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