What is wrong with the steering stem? The washers do not hold the steering stem in the frame. There are two washers, a clamp and a decorative cap.
262804
You seem to be missing the two short sleeves that fit into the top and bottom of the frame. They stabilize the stem/fork of the bike. The washers rest inside of the sleeves (they have a cup shape to hold the washers). The bike I ordered only had one so I had to contact the seller for the part. They sent the part and the bike works fine now.
262805
From memory the 2 washers (or plastic bearings) are supposed force fit into the head stem of the frame. The clamp is meant to stop the top one from working its way out of the head stem. The bearings on mine were cracked on delivery. I'm not sure if this is your problem. It is possible the sleeve part of the plastic bearings have broken clean off. Check your packaging for broken black plastic pieces. I hope this helps. Hard to comment without seeing it.
513127
Same thing happened to me and I had to take it to a bike shop. Turns out it needed a washer between the motor face and the cassette/freewheel to prevent it from locking up. The kit did not come with this washer or instructions that it needed one.
1522220
The stem measures about 1 5/8". With the rubber washers you get it should fit up to around 2". So you will be fine.
1972829
Yep. Undo the nut, open the clamp, close the clamp, tighten the nut. Your only problem may be that the clamp is too big for the steering wheel. A piece of rubber inner tube or leather will fix that. Get the inner tube from a bike shop. Ask for an old tube that they are going to throw out. Leather your on your own. Hope this helps.
829240
Hi, the entire thing, steering tube and all is made of carbon. Also, make sure that the amount of 'rake' to the fork, i.e. the amount of bend in it, matches your existing one fairly closely, so that the wheel isn't too close to the down tube. Although this problem might be unique to my application--a mid-racer recumbent. Allen is right, you will need the expanding tube plug to go into the end of it. It inserts then expands as you tighten it with an allen wrench, to grip the inside of the steerer tube. Although I notice that I can't really reduce my steering play by tightning it, as you can with an all steel setup.
1659444
not by both wheels....i mount the rear wheel, and the front wheel holder fits right under the frame, by the steering stem.
2162311
One side of the axle (drive) will seem longer because the freewheel is not installed. If you consider the thickness of the freewheel, the thick washer flange nuts are where they should be right out of the box. (loose at the ends of the axle) The non drive side is short, lock nut in position and thick washer flange nut at the end of the axle ready to tighten on the dropout. The drive side will have a spacer behind the lock nut; pushing it out making a shoulder for the inside diameter of the freewheel to preventing it from making contact with the dropout. There should be a thick washer flange nut on both ends of the axle. Once you thread the freewheel on the drive side, everything should be centered for your frame. Hope this helps and that you can ride soon! For the price, these really are great daily rider rims. Good luck!
1166456
My husband put this together and had no problem with the steering being too tight. It was really easy for our grandson to turn and I also noticed the same when I would steer it to put it away. My son-in-law never mentioned a problem with the one we sent to them. Both of ours were the Harley Davidson and not Thomas the Train, but the basic design looks the same. Perhaps it's just your particular one. I'd contact Fisher Price and see if they could help.
335153
Hello,Scott,..As far as I can tell,the stem is probably a screw in with a bolt.It is a great stand.Nice and heavy and sturdy.
674309
The ones that I received were assembled. Make sure you received the correct part. if you received only two pieces the one piece only fits into the other in one orientation. The wider sides on the stem fit into the metal insert of the other piece. Don't push them in too far before inserting in car parts.
2176202
It has been a while since I owned this but I don't think the steering came off. I also remember that you can not replace the batteries and mine died rather quickly.
2087777
Make sure the opening is derbies free. Check to see it isn't dented or out of round. you may need to take a small wrench and tighten it a little tighter. Also make sure that your washers are installed right.
2116491
I just put my granddaughter's together and the piece you are talking about doesn't go all the way in, just make sure it feels tight. once you put the steering on and tighten it, it holds together well. also the front little wheel doesn't touch the ground. Hope this helps!
2188738
Also, meant to add that you should remove your stem from steerer tube, not your bars from your stem. That way, when you reassemble you don't lose your fit/bar angle.
83886
There were four screws at each wheel position on the "bed". It was a matter of removing the screws, applying the wheel mounts and screwing the screws back in. There were washers too but not lock washers. I tightened them as tight as I could with my fingers and intended to go get a wrench of some sort -- not a screw driver. But I forgot and used the truck and managed to lose three screws. My husband will be going to the hardware store to purchase more and hopefully find ones that a screw driver can be used. The directions said to put the swivel wheels on the back (under handle) but that only works if you want to pull rather than push. I intend to change my swivel wheels to the front of the truck. There were four screws at each wheel position on the "bed". It was a matter of removing the screws, applying the wheel mounts and screwing the screws back in. There were washers too but not lock washers. I tightened them as tight as I could with my fingers and intended to go get a wrench of some sort -- not a screw driver. But I forgot and used the truck and managed to lose three screws. My husband will be going to the hardware store to purchase more and hopefully find ones that a screw driver can be used. The directions said to put the swivel wheels on the back (under handle) but... » Read More There were four screws at each wheel position on the "bed". It was a matter of removing the screws, applying the wheel mounts and screwing the screws back in. There were washers too but not lock washers. I tightened them as tight as I could with my fingers and intended to go get a wrench of some sort -- not a screw driver. But I forgot and used the truck and managed to lose three screws. My husband will be going to the hardware store to purchase more and hopefully find ones that a screw driver can be used. The directions said to put the swivel wheels on the back (under handle) but that only works if you want to pull rather than push. I intend to change my swivel wheels to the front of the truck. « Show Less
2205347
Not sure if you're still having the issue, but it sounds similar to something that was happening to me a while ago. There was a bunch of hair stuck up behind that front middle wheel. I have no idea how to remove the wheel or if that's even possible, but I managed to get it out by cutting a piece of paper (a heavier kind-like a postcard type. I used a flyer I got in the mail.) and pushing it through the space behind the wheel and pulling the hair chunks out the other end. If that makes sense?
2182130
I had the same problem and emailed the company. The caps at the end of the swivel actually come off. I thought they were molded metal but they are plastic. Pop them them off and tight them. Good luck.