Ben John-Hynes Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 What's the easiest way to install one?I don't have the tool or a piece of pipe.Thanks ladsBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Hammer and screwdriver is the norm, ideally with a vice/bits of wood - assuming you mean the bit on the fork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Side it on, hit it with a hammer and some sort of scew driver / allen key or something.Matx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I use a spanner than just fits the steerur tube, then hit it with a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Ive found crown races dont fit on the 07 forks because they get wider around the bottom ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Ive found crown races dont fit on the 07 forks because they get wider around the bottom ?mine fitted perfectly , what headset u using?Matx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 If you've got an adjustable, open it up 'til it fits around the steerer and touches the top of crown race. Then, just tap it down, moving the spanner around so you're hitting it down on each bit, not just pushing one side down, then trying to push the other half down, or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I just use a screwdriver. As long as it's vaguely in the right place it'll press itself on when you ride the bike and then you just need to tighten the headset a bit more Ive found crown races dont fit on the 07 forks because they get wider around the bottom ?Er, you mean that little shoulder on the steerer tube? It's supposed to be like that, it holds the race on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 (edited) I just use a screwdriver. As long as it's vaguely in the right place it'll press itself on when you ride the bike and then you just need to tighten the headset a bit more Er, you mean that little shoulder on the steerer tube? It's supposed to be like that, it holds the race on.So could i ride it with around 6mm between the fork crown and the race?And it'll get pushed down as i ride?And yea, i thought that there was a difference is width of the "shoulder" between my echos and zoos. Edited April 19, 2008 by Benjaminge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 So could i ride it with around 6mm between the fork crown and the race?And it'll get pushed down as i ride?Thats exactly how mine is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Grease + bigger spanner = win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I've got a block of wood that I drilled a hole slightly bigger than the steerer tube through. I slide the crown race on first, then the block of wood and then hit the wood each side of the steerer with a hammer to seat the crown race... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Just get it fairly down and then put your forks on and just tighten the bolt and it will push itself down.. it works i do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Ok, thanks.I'll whack the forks on and see if it pushes down, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 This gonna sound proper noobish.Which side of the crown race should be facing towards the bottom of the headset ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_ Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 If you have a gas cooker, get one of the rings going, hold the race with some pliers or somthing in the flame for a while, then once its heated up just drop it on, if you heated it for long enough it should have expanded enough to slide allll the way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 This gonna sound proper noobish.Which side of the crown race should be facing towards the bottom of the headset ?the wider bit to the bottom, the smaller bit into your headset, if that makes sence? lol.Matx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Yeah, the bottom bit will be larger, and it'll have a profile roughly like this:__/ gap \__Sort of. Basically, the bit with the profiled face to it (That'll sit inside your bearings) needs to be on the top, the big wide flat side goes on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 __/ gap \__That diagram is in a world of it's own!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Just get it fairly down and then put your forks on and just tighten the bolt and it will push itself down.. it works i do it Exactly. Easiest way to do it, none of this bashing shit. Good job i spotted it really wasn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 If you're doing it that way, make sure you take your forks off after a ride or two to double check the crown race is actually seated properly flat on the forks. It can be a mission getting it totally level, especially if you're doing it just by tightening the headset up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 LOL yeah thanks Max, !If you're doing it that way, make sure you take your forks off after a ride or two to double check the crown race is actually seated properly flat on the forks. It can be a mission getting it totally level, especially if you're doing it just by tightening the headset up.ok thanks,i'll bare it in mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Dunno if it's been mentioned, but use your stem as a slide hammer, works wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 So could i ride it with around 6mm between the fork crown and the race?And it'll get pushed down as i ride?i did that as the bottom of the steerer was wider than the top and the race got stuck,took a couple of weaks for it to drop all the way down so i reccommend doing some big-ass stock moves in brum today to knock the race down . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryingWolf Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hammer is key.one race in, loose, block of wood under, another ontop of the steerer tube, bosh the wood untill its flush (keep going) then repeat it for the other one.job done, never actually used a headset press, but this always works. if its going in a little squiff, just bash the other side untill its flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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