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HELP! I cant get me crown race all the way down!

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flag whitetux
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Posted: Oct 23, 2007 at 10:06 Quote
My crown race currently sits between 5-10mm from the bottom of my steerer tube, any tips on how to get it all the way down?

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flag glennwilson87
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Posted: Oct 23, 2007 at 10:15 Quote
Get a pipe just wider than your steer tube but is longer. Put it over your steer tube and gently tap the top till it pushes the crown race all the way down. I just did it this weekend with the end of a bed post and it worked pretty good. Of course using the proper race setting tool would be better but not all of us have the money or need for one.
flag pbuser16709
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 at 13:58 Quote
glennwilson87 wrote:
Of course using the proper race setting tool would be better but not all of us have the money or need for one.

That's why bike shops have service departments.

If it's taking that much force, it would be best to use the right tool.
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 at 14:00 Quote
Go to a shop and use the right tool. It might cost $5. They might do it free.
flag whitetux
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Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 8:12 Quote
my lbs is a rip, i'd rather do it myself, because they'd charge me like £10
flag blind123456
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 8:23 Quote
i work at a bike shop and a pipe is all we use. Works fine doesnt damage anything and its fast
flag thud
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 8:26 Quote
a peice of pbc plastic pipe works great ive put some on with a rubber mallet and put some on with a screw driver and hammer as well have to be careful with the screw driver tho i would not recommend it but it does work just remeber one tap them move the screw driver clock wise
flag moosegoose
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 23:35 Quote
i got a roll of duct tape. put it over my steerer tube (it is bigger than the steerer but smaller than the race) and hammered around the roll of tape.
flag pbuser16709
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 23:37 Quote
moosegoose wrote:
i got a roll of duct tape. put it over my steerer tube (it is bigger than the steerer but smaller than the race) and hammered around the roll of tape.

There really are things duct tape can't do, and this is one of them.

A roll of duct tape won't be anywhere close to strong or stiff enough for a really tight crown race.
flag moosegoose
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 at 3:00 Quote
mine worked really really good.

however i also had a piece of wood and was hitting it close to the cardboard not on the soft edges.
flag pbuser16709
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 at 3:05 Quote
moosegoose wrote:
mine worked really really good.

however i also had a piece of wood and was hitting it close to the cardboard not on the soft edges.

Sounds like that wasn't a very stubborn race. I've had a couple that required SERIOUS force. One even had the guys in the shop use a very light slegehammer, rather than a regular ball-peen. Good thing that's on my commuter and I don't plan to change the fork!
flag twofastoocatch
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 at 22:06 Quote
r-m-r wrote:
moosegoose wrote:
mine worked really really good.

however i also had a piece of wood and was hitting it close to the cardboard not on the soft edges.

Sounds like that wasn't a very stubborn race. I've had a couple that required SERIOUS force. One even had the guys in the shop use a very light slegehammer, rather than a regular ball-peen. Good thing that's on my commuter and I don't plan to change the fork!

Why not just use a hack saw and cut a slit in the race? It doesn't damage anything and for peticularly tight races [ think king] they go on easy. Most headsets have water resistant o-rings ontop of that anyways. Not to mention its a million times easier to get off after too.
flag signorvince2
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 at 22:09 Quote
at the shop where i work we'd do that fro free, it should take 2 seconds.
flag hobbins
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 at 16:36 Quote
When i changed my head set.. placed the new race on and tightened my new race on slowly with the head lockwith the fork installed on the bike worked fairly well but i would NOT RECOMEND doing this with the headset you plan on using
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