Installation manual

IDENTIFY PARTS AND TOOLS

STEM PARTS*

A - Steerer Clamp or direct mount

bolt(s)

B - Face Clamp bolts

C - Stem

D - Face Clamp

TOOLS NEEDED

Safety Glasses

4, 5, and 6 mm hex wrenches

Torque wrench

Friction paste

Grease or titanium anti-seize for

titanium bolts

Isopropyl alcohol

400 grit sandpaper

28-tooth blade saw

*Your Truvativ stem may differ from the model shown

PREPARE PARTS

Use isopropyl alcohol to clean the fork steerer tube, stem steerer clamp surface

as well as the handlebar and stem contact surfaces.

Important: do not lubricate any of the surfaces.

Remove stem bolts and apply grease on standard bolt threads or titanium

anti-seize on titanium bolt threads.

i m p o r t a n t : while the bolts are removed, remove any burrs from the stem steerer

clamp and face clamp surfaces and smooth with 400 grit sandpaper.

Re-install the steerer clamp bolt(s) until finger tight and the bolt head contacts the stem

surface. Set aside the face clamp bolts.

Install the fork onto the bike according your fork manufacturer’s instructions. If

the fork’s steerer tube needs to be cut, adhere to the following instructions to

ensure proper stem clamp engagement with the steerer tube:

i m p o r t a n t : be sure to account for the overall stack height of the stem, headset, and spac-

ers prior to cutting.

Standard steerer tube (3a): measure and cut the steerer tube 4 mm below the top of the

stem.

Dual crown-steerer (3b): mark the steerer tube making sure 5 mm of steerer tube is

exposed above the upper crown and cut to the proper length.

Carbon steerer tube (3c): the steerer tube must be cut flush with the top of the stem.

Apply masking tape at the cut location to help prevent the carbon from fraying. Use a

28-tooth (minimum) blade saw and cut to the proper length.

Smooth the entire cut area with 400 grit sandpaper.

MTB HANDLEBARS AND STEMS

(4)

4 mm

5 mm