Headset Top Cap Torque

Slide your headset spacers and handlebar stem back onto the steerer tube and put the top cap and bolt back on top of the stem and begin to preload the headset by tightening the preload bolt.

Headset top cap torque.

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Do up the headset top cap until it is just tight at this point you should be unable to turn your stem spacers. Top caps are compatible with all 1 1 8 aluminum steerer tubes. You will need to loosen stem then tighten this top cap slightly quarter turn or so. Depending on how loose your headset bearing feels you can make adjustments to the bearing tension with the 5mm allen bolt located in the top cap.

It is non load bearing. Anything you can imagine. Then tighten stem again. A torque wrench is a good idea at this point.

Do not overtighten it. Too tight can damage bearings. The edc cap kit includes the worlds lightest headset top cap 4 2g and an edc steerer plug with drain hole which keeps crud out of your steerer. Align your handlebar stem and apply the appropriate torque rating to the steerer tube clamp bolts.

On to your problem it could be the clicking you hear is because the pre load top cap is a tiny bit loose. You want the minimum torque to reduce play in the headset. Adding tension to the bolt will pull the threaded star nut which is found wedged inside the steerer tube upwards moving the fork crown race bearing more tightly into the lower headset cup. Once the stem is tightened in place is is purely cosmetic and covers the top of the steerer.

I would say 5 n m is safe.