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6nm is way to tight for the top cap! Just tighten the top cap until there is no play, or tighten it until there is some resistance when you turn the bars and back it of so the resistance goes away.

The standard OC stem with the split spacers and plastic "top spacers" is horrible to get correctly setup!! My experience is that the stock headset/stem/spacer setup needs to be properly greased and is extremely sensitive to preload torque, 1/20th of a turn to tight or 1/20th of a turn to loose...

I did also change the horrible split spacers and OC stem for a normal stem and spacers and the creaking got better for a few hours, then it got even worse.. Changing the headset lower bearing and crownrace to a Hope J, using plenty of marine grease and finding the exactly right amount of...