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Devilock:
Ive got a stubborn one & my conventional method of hammer & screwdriver will not suffice... >:(

Yes I know I should get the correct tool but does anyone have suggestions please...?

mattuknc:
A screwdriver to get it in?? Or is this to remove?
I use the long threaded bolt and plastic plates to squeeze them in and a hammer and long drift to remove.
You could try a vice? Miami style??  :daumenhoch:

ozone:

--- Quote from: mattuknc on August 20, 2012, 01:25 PM ---A screwdriver to get it in?? Or is this to remove?
I use the long threaded bolt and plastic plates to squeeze them in and a hammer and long drift to remove.
You could try a vice? Miami style??  :daumenhoch:

--- End quote ---

He's on about the crown race, not the cups.  A length of tubing/Scaffy bar and a hammer is usually a winner.  Removing excess powder and paint from the area also helps.   :daumenhoch:

mattuknc:
Ah yes, that reminds me of school. RTFQ.  ::)
I still use a drift to fit mine, working round slowly.

not johndub71:
Crown race in a bike shop was a weighted tube that slid up and down the steerer in a similar action to a slide hammer. Other method is a good flat blade screw driver and a hammer and some patience. Get it started tapping at 0 and 180' then every 90 and 45 to get it home. I suppose you could put the crown on and put the forks upside down in a vice with the crown resting on top of the jaws and tap the bottom of the top tube with a long socket. That how I do them now.

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