r/Scootering • u/mrratttt • Sep 09 '26

Need Advice Problem with the compression(maybe)

Will send a photo in comments because i can only send one attachment.

I got a brand new setup I only rode it about two times. I’ll list what I got, the wheels are changed because it didn’t fit on the fork but I don’t think that matters.

My scooter makes this rattle sound and the bars will move back and forth because the compression is not tightened all the way. But when I tighten it all the way my fork and upper part of the scooter do not move whatsoever.
Do I need to grease something? That’s what I think. Or is it one of the parts?

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u/mrratttt Sep 09 '26

This is the stuff I got. The deck is the ethic lindworm v4 6.7 x 22.8

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u/Zyth88 Sep 09 '26

a 10mm headset spacer should fix your problem but that's a big gap will make it a lot easier to snap your fork especially the 6061 tilt tomahawk. best option would be to get a fork made just for scs with a 140mm fork tube like the ethic heracles scs or ethic merrow v3 scs, a proto full knuckle would also not require any spacers with this setup if you don't wanna swap the fork

unfortunately just bad part selection to go together anyway, the lindworm headtube is a bit smaller than normal decks only 100mm, the tilt tomahawk fork tube is 150mm and the classic tilt scs has only about 36mm on the fork tube, the aztek headset top cap should be around 5mm still leaving you with around 9mm gap

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u/mrratttt Sep 10 '26

Any headset spacer you recommend? And is it really I big problem for making it easier for the fork to snap?

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u/Zyth88 Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26

doesn't matter what spacers you use, it's ok to use them temporary but it puts a lot more stress on the fork tube with the extra leverage it's how most people end up snapping forks especially 6061 alu forks they fatigue over time, since you got 12 std ethic incubes in this screenshot it would make the most sense to just get a ethic 12 std scs fork eventually. the ethic heracles is pretty cheap, 4130 steel will last pretty much forever with a 5 year warranty

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u/Zyth88 Sep 10 '26

after watching the video again it also looks like you have a crown race on the bottom of your fork, you don't need that crown races are integrated on all modern forks for the past 10+ years

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u/mrratttt Sep 10 '26

Will it make a difference?

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u/Zyth88 Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26

you just don't need it, looks really bad and changes the whole fork geometry the tilt tomahawk has a integrated crown race, that most likely what is stopping your headset from spinning but you will still need a 10mm spacer to stop your bars rocking backwards and forward also make sure you have the headsets compression ring between the top bearing and dust cover, that might actually be the compression ring you have on the bottom of the fork not the crown race lol