How To Tighten Your Scooter Headset

First Test Your Headset Tightness.
How to tighten your scooter headset. Put the headset in then put the fork through the headtube also make sure your front wheel is super tight and dialed like your back wheel. If your headset is crunchy it may be time to drop in a new one. Unless you specify what needs to be tightened i guess whoever is trying to respond to your question is screwed - 5.
The bolt in your headset runs from side to side. Next put the HICIHC shim on your fork and tighten it with your 5mm allen key. Sorry i completely forgot that yeah the fit they seem a bit loose.
Check the shim inside the headset for wiggle room. The idea here is to create tension between the headset of the scooter and the stem so the lower nut must press down against the headset while the upper nut presses up against the stem. Op 5y Sennheiser HD600-DacMagic XS-Shure SE215-VE Monk.
I tighten to 30 inch lb because thats what it takes to remove all play. They should turn with ease and not bind in any one place. If it needs to be adjusted tighten the bolt until there is no headset wobble and the fork rotates freely See image 1.
Yes I do loosen the stem bolts before preloading and then tighten the stem bolts back up. This video is about How to Tighten your Scooter Headset. Remove the collar clamp bolts with the 5mm Allen key provided.
How to tighten headset. Secondly take the top-cap bolt on the top of the steerer tubefork completely off. They should be straight and in line with the deck.


















