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Removing the headset crown race
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leedeerman
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I am an engeneer, one of the best ways to do this and a method which is often overlooked is using a piece of wood instead of a screw driver, preferably a piece of hardwood, it won't damage the race, seat or forks, about 50x50x400 will be perfect, woods also great for fitting cups.
poweredbypies
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I use the stanley knife blade first method aswell just pop's it up a little to allow you to get the flat blade driver under the race easier.
Some forks are worse than others. I took a crown race off a set of Marzocchi forks last week with minimal effort but then had to give it a good tap down to make it fit a pair of Manitou forks as the steerer has a very slight taper at the bottom end of the steerer.
We_are_Stevo
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Overlooking the obvious...
...once you've got the damn thing off (screwdriver method myself) cut a slot in it with a Junior hacksaw and turn it into a split crownrace; then you'll never have any further removal woes, no matter how many times you change it
Just fitted an Origin8 Aheadset to SWMBO's Stumpy; lovely piece of kit and came with a split crown race
...once you've got the damn thing off (screwdriver method myself) cut a slot in it with a Junior hacksaw and turn it into a split crownrace; then you'll never have any further removal woes, no matter how many times you change it
Just fitted an Origin8 Aheadset to SWMBO's Stumpy; lovely piece of kit and came with a split crown race
