Opi Stem - Cannondale 2011 LEFTY 126564.PDF Owner's Manual

OPI STEM

The following procedure should only be completed by a professional bike mechanic.
Before installation, make sure all part surfaces are clean. Apply a high-quality bicycle bearing grease to the surfaces indicated.
See shaded areas in illustration, next page. Make sure both upper and lower head tube bearings are fully seated in the headtube.
Follow these steps carefully:
1. Install the upper bearing seal onto the upper headtube bearing. The open side of the seal faces the bearing.
2. Position the Lefty onto the headtube by sliding the Lefty clamps over the head tube and seal.
3. Slide the nylon washer onto the OPI stem with rounded side facing the shoulder of the stem.
4. Apply grease to fully cover stem bearing surface and the internal steerer threads. Also apply grease to the inner race of the
upper and lower headtube bearings. Slide the desired number of spacers onto the stem. You may use 0-3 spacers onto the OPI
stem. Use only OPI spacers. See the warning below.
5. Make sure the Lefty is aligned over the head tube bearings, insert stem (with nylon washer, and desired spacers) through
upper clamp/seal and onto the bearing. With a soft mallet, carefully drive stem straight down until fully seated.
6. Next, install the nylon washer onto steerer with the rounded side of the washer facing the steerer bottom flange. Grease
entire steerer lower bearing surface and the steerer threads.
7. Insert steerer into bearing and carefully hand thread into stem. Do not use a tool. Continue hand threading until the steerer
contacts the lower clamp surface.
8. Tighten the steerer to 12 Nm using the Shimano TL-FC33 bottom bracket tool and a torque wrench. This step draws the stem
and spacer stack to the upper clamp. When tightened, align the stem and only hand tighten the upper clamp bolt.
9. Re-tighten the steerer to 12 Nm, ensuring the stem and Lefty do not move relative to each other. Then, hand tighten the lower
clamp bolt.
10. Finish by tightening both the upper and lower Lefty clamp bolts to the final torque of 7 - 9 Nm.
11. Apply Loctite 242 and tighten the handlebar clamp bolts evenly and equally in a cross pattern to 6 Nm.
WARNING
USE ONLY 0-3 OPI SPACERS. DO NOT USE OTHER
SPACERS. Installing extra or different spacers will result
in inadequate thread engagement between the stem and
steerer resulting in serious damage. A damaged stem/
steerer can break without warning and you could lose
control of your bicycle.
NOTICE
USE A TORQUE WRENCH.
The recommended tightening torque for Lefty
clamp bolts with the OPI stem system is 7 Nm.
Do not exceed 9 Nm.
Over-tightening can damage the OPI steerer parts .
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