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funkwit:
Does anyone know of a good way of getting the little ring for the fork on easily. In that past I've just hammered it down using a spanner over the top and the forks upside down. The last time I did this, the little ring didn't go on very easily and I bashed up a pair of freshly powdered forks ( :'(). Am I missing a trick, or is my way the only way?

Cheers, Marc

jackel:
if theres paint on the bottom cone seat get it off first and put grease on it before you drop the cone on :daumenhoch: helps a lot :)

JT71:
ideally a tube that fits over the fork steerer to tap the race in place.

evamedia:
I use an upside down chisel with a plastic handle, screws the chisel, but seems to work.

Never got a crown race off without buggering it and having to get a new headset though.

pickle:
getting them off is the easy part!  most forks have a small groove in them just along the lip where the baering race fits, you just put a flat screw driver in it and give it a bang with a rubber mallet or hammer, then once it's moved slightly just go around the bottom giving it a tap all the way round, then it'll just pop off  :daumenhoch:

getting it on can be a reet git though

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