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Tips please - getting a bearing retainer on a new set of forks ?

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brass monkey!:

--- Quote from: RATTY on January 18, 2009, 09:14 PM ---Plonk it in a cup of boiling water for 5 minutes, the metal expands just enough for it to slip on. Use pliers so you dont burn yourself :daumenhoch:

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 :daumenhoch:


--- Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on January 19, 2009, 01:02 AM ---

if its for a sitter matt just dremel the fook out of the race

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 ;)

bmxbob:
i use an adjustable spanner set it to the size of rhe forkcrownracethingy then get the hammer on it  :knuppel2:

infact thats nearly the entire content of my tool box  ;D

aditup 2234:
If its too tight, it will split, they are not as tough as you'd think.
Both methods suggested are the best option tho.
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