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One other question - will this fork crown race at the bottom need to be tapped out or would it have been part of the forks ? It seems to be a kind of copper colour but not sure if it would have been part of the fork - surely not ?? Thanks.

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One other question - will this fork crown race at the bottom need to be tapped out or would it have been part of the forks ? It seems to be a kind of copper colour but not sure if it would have been part of the fork - surely not ?? Thanks.

If you don't have the special tools. Put the lock nut on the steerer, screw it on fully. It doesn't need to be tight, place nut on bench ie forks upside down. Use a copper or alloy drift/punch and carefully strike the front and rear of the crown race. It will come off. The copper colour is probably the copper plate under the chrome.

 

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If you don't have the special tools. Put the lock nut on the steerer, screw it on fully. It doesn't need to be tight, place nut on bench ie forks upside down. Use a copper or alloy drift/punch and carefully strike the front and rear of the crown race. It will come off. The copper colour is probably the copper plate under the chrome.

Great stuff - I'll have a go at that - just didn't want to start tapping where I wasn't meant to. Thanks