First time bike builder: play between the fork and frame, what to do?

07-17-2004, 01:16 PM

I am building my first bike ever, a mountain bike and, since this is a
learning experience, I am using mostly inexpensive used parts together
with a Crescent aluminum frame.

The problem is that there is a play between the suspension fork (SR
Suntour) and the frame, I estimate it to about a 4 mm play. What could
be done about it, are thicker ball rings the solution?

Any help would be most appreciated, thanks,
mike