How to install crown race?

[davecara]

I use a chapo deodorant spray, use half the can on the fork, that'll make it cold AF the put the race into a pyrex jug of boiling water. It'll drop on with very little effort.

Do it outside though, depending on your choice of aerosol it might smell nasty.....

 

[Peachy!]

I’m sure peachy put his forks in the freezer over night and warmed his crown ring up

End result being that they went together with little effort

Correct

 

[novocaine]

I mentioned this in another thread, but I use a piece of lead pipe.
have done for past 15 odd years.
race on, drop the pipe down and use it like a slide hammer. zero harm to race.

 

[W7Ford]

I use an aluminium tube that used to be the 'pipe' from an old dyson vacuum. My daughter labelled it with a sharpie to make it an official tool.

 

[Tootyred]

Im another upvc user....except mine has an oak disc fitted to the end....harder than the pipe, less bouncy, but still sacrificial to the crown.

 

[thatmattwooding]

Not sure I'd actually recommend this but I found that my seat tube fitted neatly over the steerer so I ended up using the whole frame as a hammer. It worked. But it felt wrong.

 

[trailstar82]

Forks currently in freezer, first time I’ve tried this. It’s for 1-1/4” headset too. Wish me luck

 

[Imlach]

Forks currently in freezer, first time I’ve tried this. It’s for 1-1/4” headset too. Wish me luck

Get me a cornetto while you're at it

Ta

 

[Imlach]

But what's wrong with banging?

 

[trailstar82]

But what's wrong with banging?

Nothing at all, my dear fellow. But it’s a bit late in the day for repetitive banging.