IceToolz Crown Race Remover | Crown Race Remover Bike Tool | Fits 1-1/2"

I HAVE A RIGID,CRO-MO, MARIN BOLINAS RIDGE Ca. 20 YEARS OLD. TRIED TO SWOP RIGID FOR A S/H MARZOCCHI. STEM IS A BIT TOO SHORT. O/E FORK, HAS CROWN RACE FOR TINY, LINKED, BALL-BEARING BOTTOM BEARING. GOT A NEW CARTRIDGE HEADSET, AS RELUCTANT TO RE-USE, OLD SET. POPPED THE OLD CUPS OUT EASILY. PRESSED NEW CUPS IN WITH LITHIUM GREASE TO EASE. BUT O/E FORK HAS A VERY TIGHT CROWN RACE, PROFILED FOR O/E BEARING. WRONG FOR CARTRIDGE BEARING! I USED THIS TOOL, CAREFULLY, THE GUIDANCE, IS USE A LONG CROSS-HEAD (PHILLIPS) SHANK, AS A DRIFT, GENTLY TAPPING INTO THE TWO OPPOSITE READY-DRILLED SOCKETS, IN THE TOOL BODY, FROM BOTTOM SIDE OF FORK-STEM, ONCE IT IS MOUNTED EVENLY, INTO THE THOU-THICK SPACE, BETWEEN THE CROWN-RACE AND THE FLAT, CIRCULAR RING, ON THE TOP OF THE WELD JOINING THE FORK-LEGS. CAME-OFF, CLEAN. LITHIUMED,LOCATED BOTH NEW,CARTRIDGE, HEADSET BEARINGS, IN CUPS, PUT THE RIGHT TWO COMPRESSION RINGS IN, ADHERING, WITH LITHIUM GREASE. PASS THE STEM TUBE UP THROUGH BOTH BEARINGS. THEN USE THE CAP SCREW, TO PULL THE FORK UP AND SEAT THE HEAD RACE, THAT CAME WITH THE NEW HEADSET. WHEN HOME, ALIGN THE HANDLEBARS, EXACTLY SQUARE TO THE FORK LEG AXIS, AND EVENLY TIGHTEN THE TWO CAP-HEAD PINCH-BOLTS ON THE HANDLEBAR EXTENSION CLAMP, AROUND THE TOP OF THE STEM TUBE. CHECK ALIGNMENT, JOB DONE! THIS TOOL WORKED, WHEN NARROW, BLUED-STEEL FLAT SCREWDRIVER DIDN'T! SOLID CONSTRUCTION, STEEL, LASTS AS LONG AS YOU DO. VERY GOOD, RE-USEABLE TOOL, TO HAVE. 5-STAR.

This is a proper shop quality tool. Some tools need to be robust enough and up to the job and crown race removal is a tough little job. This is a solid heavy tool that should last forever in the hands of a home mechanic. Very pleased.

Unlike some similar looking tools, this one is really well built, and can be torqued down to slowly extract the crown race, without having to hit with a hammer in various places..

I bought this to remove a race that was on a much abused bike. The whole front end was rusty and the headset had completely disintegrated (apart from the fork crown race!!). I'd tried the usual tricks, including the Stanley knife blade, heat and another removal tool, all to no avail. This tool had it off in less than 5 minutes. Fantastic 😊👍🏾

I have several £100-200 crown race removers in the workshop. It is very unusual that this little tool can't do the job instead and with greater ease of use. I own 2.

This is amazing! I didn't have to use a hammer or screw driver. I placed it over the crown race and slowly tightened the bolts. Once it was tight I just twisted it and the crown race popped up.

Great value for money tool. Compared to the price of the park tool equivalent, which is unreasonably expensive. Well made, feels nicely machined and a good weight.

Ideal for the tool box as it is not too big. Feels like it will stand up to a lifetime of use.

I was suspicious about this one. I had a stubborn tapered cane creek lower race that wouldn't budge. I ordered this tool and found it to be surprisingly sturdy. Quality is good and it did the job without issue. Be sure that you don't tighten up too much though, is can easily damage your steerer tube. From the looks of it, this tool will last my lifetime of removing bearing races. No regrets.

Perfetto per estrarre la corona inferiore della serie sterzo dalla forcella. Consigliatissimo!

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This tool worked flawlessly for me. Used it to remove an FSA crown race from a tapered RockShox Lyrik fork. They have an instructional video that says it all. The key to using this is not to overdo it. Just tighten the tool slowly and evenly enough to get the edges under the crown race then turn the fork around and tap the tool as shown in the video. Tighten the tool a little more and again turn upside down and tap a little more. Little by little and the crown race just pops off when upside down tapping. Do not try to tighten the tool all the way to pop the crown race in one shot. Oh and lubricate the crown race and tool with grease prior to using. These are the steps I took and it went perfectly. Worth the money.

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