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Title: Stubborn crown race
Post by: wildon on November 18, 2010, 05:38 PM: This thing is driving me mad .. its defo the right size but i can not get it on. Had a pvc pipe over it, then a metal pipe, tried turning a bearing cup over and then the pipes .. it just goes on at an angle everytime .. been on it ages now, even tried heating it up .. what can i do?!!!
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: animal on November 18, 2010, 05:49 PM: Fettle the inside of the race with either a dremel or a file 2 make it a looser fit . Then grease the forks and heat the crown race in boliing water then try again ;) repeat as necessary ::)
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: wildon on November 18, 2010, 05:53 PM: Quote from: ANIMAL on November 18, 2010, 05:49 PM
Fettle the inside of the race with either a dremel or a file 2 make it a looser fit . Then grease the forks and heat the crown race in boliing water then try again ;) repeat as necessary ::)

I have the dremel in my hand right now :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: animal on November 18, 2010, 06:17 PM: top bombing :2funny: Get it bodged 8)
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: wildon on November 18, 2010, 06:23 PM: Quote from: ANIMAL on November 18, 2010, 06:17 PM
top bombing :2funny: Get it bodged 8)

tis done ... fooked the metal pipe from the hoover right up though :D
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: animal on November 18, 2010, 06:43 PM: Tremendous . Way da go :4_17_5: who needs a hoover :LolLolLolLol: get that bike sorted first priorty
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: bobbysam on November 18, 2010, 08:43 PM: what's a hoover?
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: brettypeeps on November 18, 2010, 09:59 PM: Quote from: bobbysam on November 18, 2010, 08:43 PM
what's a hoover?

A Dam in Colorado America :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: wildon on November 19, 2010, 12:28 AM: Quote from: bobbysam on November 18, 2010, 08:43 PM
what's a hoover?

Serious?! :shocked: :buck2:
Title: Re: Stubborn crown race
Post by: spyderpit13 on November 19, 2010, 09:39 PM: :LolLolLolLol:...... :LolLolLolLol: