Star nut removal?

[Twister]

I want to install a quill stem into a fork that currently has a star fangled but installed.

What's the best way to remove the star nut?
Thanks
Matthew

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Knock it all the way through the steerer tube and out of the bottom.

How are you going to tension the headset if you put a quill stem in?

 

[misteroo]

Knock it all the way through..

 

[Dick Scruttock]

Drill the middle out of it.

 

[jimc101]

Threads

So your taking the star nut out, how do you intend to fit the fork? The star nut indicates that you have a threadless steerer, take it you are cutting down the steerer and threading it so you can use a quill stem?

If so, why bother to remove the star nut, as the cut for the threaded area will be several cm below the current position of the star nut

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Drill the middle out of it.

Why bother with that faff? Just push it through.

 

[walleater]

On top of the 'why' comments, plenty of steerers are internally butted, so knocking through the bottom won't always work. If you can't drill out out for whatever reason, if you have a long enough flat blade screwdriver you can insert it through the bottom of the steerer, and using a hammer, hit the underside of the SFN to fold the tabs upwards.

 

[Barneyballbags]

Just twat it.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

Just twat it.

Guaranteed to work, one way or t'other...

 

[Twister]

How are you going to tension the headset if you put a quill stem in?

I thought that quill stems gripped the inside of the steerer tube by pushing out when they were tightened. Did I get that wrong? Or have I missed something?