|   Crown race setting tool question .. | Steve Young
Aug 7, 2002 2:47 PM | | I think this may have come up before in some form but I can't find any reference to it in the archive. When I get home tonight I expect to find a brand new Float RLC fresh from Speedgoat.
I plan on cutting it and fitting it myself (I have a star fangled nut setting tool) but need some advice on how to transfer the crown race (I have a King nothreadset) from my olf fork (SID 01 xc) to the new one.
Is is O.K. to just lever it off with a screwdriver and then tap it down onto the new fork or do I need to be a bit more precise than that (I plan on taping it before levering it to protect the external surface).
Any pointers you cold give me would be most approeciated.
Thanks,
Steve |
| re: Crown race setting tool question .. | czardonic
Aug 7, 2002 3:21 PM | | Every source I have read (Park, Zinn, etc. . .) seems to concur that taping or levering the race off of the old fork is the way to go. Just try to do it as evenly as possible.
It is also possible to tap it down on the new fork, but hard to avoid scarring the steerer tube if you use a screw driver. I got the best results by sliding the topside of a hammer down the tube so that it caught the inner edge of the crown race. (The top side worked because that particular edge was not beveled). This saves the tube from dings, and doesn't contact the surface of the race. Again, gradual progress all the way around is the key. Other than a hammer, anything heavy, smooth and with enough of and edge will suffice.
Still, I think an LBS is still your best bet. It should only cost a few dollars, and you will know it is done right (or have someone to hold responsible if it isn't). In addition to having the right tools, a good LBS should be able to prep the fork so that the race is correctly aligned with the headset. |
| re: Crown race setting tool question .. | tim horton
Aug 7, 2002 4:45 PM | | I use a screw driver to carefully and slooooowly remove the race(i damaged a raceface race once banging to hard) then use a piece of copper or plastic pipe 1 5/8" (40mm) or so to bang it on the new fork. Just wrap the edges up with duct tape so they cant scratch. |
| I just did this.... on a Fox Forx RLC | Santa Cruz
Aug 8, 2002 8:33 AM | | I used a screwdriver to slowly and evenly tap the crown race off of an old SID. I have a piece of PVC pipe that was 1 1/4 inches by 14 inches. I filed the end smooth and tapped on the end with a mallet. It worked like a champ. The PVC made even contact all the way around the forced the race down smoothly onto the fork crown.
On a scale of 1 - 5 with one being each I would give it a 2. |
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