Crown races - reusable?

[Slacker]

After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?

(will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and screwdriver)


tia
--
Slacker

 

[Shawn]

Slacker wrote:
> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?
>
> (will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and screwdriver)
>
>
> tia

Yes (at least it's worked for me)

 

[KLydesdale]

"Slacker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
newspskasibqrm83lxu@slacker...
> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?
>
> (will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and screwdriver)
>
>

I swap forks around quite a bit and have had no troubles re-using races from
headsets where the bearings were in good shape.. The only ones I've not
re-used are low-end ones that came with unsealed bearing headsets where
everthing was pretty much trashed. I seen no need for a puller either - the
hammer and screwdriver works fine as long as I take care to alternate the
sides I'm striking from.

 

[taywood]

"Slacker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?

Try the finger test.
If you can feel roughness or a worn groove, discard it.

 

[D T W .../\\...]

"Slacker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
newspskasibqrm83lxu@slacker...
> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?
>
> (will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and screwdriver)
>
>
> tia
> --
> Slacker

A new race is < $8. I'd just leave it there. Now you wouldn't pay $7
shipping for an $8 part so there's an excuse to buy more toys.

http://www.beyondbikes.com/BB/ItemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=CM-HEA-headloc&Ma
trixType=1


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DTW .../\.../\.../\...

I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing.
The rest, I've just wasted.

 

[[email protected]]

The race is one to consider, not just the bearings.
Srcrew driver and mallet allways works for me.

 

[Slacker]

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 22:32:08 GMT, D T W .../\... <[email protected]>
wrote:

> "Slacker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> newspskasibqrm83lxu@slacker...
>> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?
>>
>> (will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and screwdriver)
>>
>>
>> tia
>> --
>> Slacker
>
> A new race is < $8. I'd just leave it there. Now you wouldn't pay $7
> shipping for an $8 part so there's an excuse to buy more toys.
>
> http://www.beyondbikes.com/BB/ItemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=CM-HEA-headloc&Ma
> trixType=1
>
>
> --
> DTW .../\.../\.../\...
>


It's installed on a fork that I'm selling. I didn't want to burden the
buyer with having to deal with removing it in case the use a diff headset.

Then I'll have some $$ to buy more toys

--
Slacker

 

[Michael Dart]

Slacker wrote:
> After you have it pulled off your steerer, can it be reused?
>
> (will be pulling it off with a race puller, not hammer and
> screwdriver)
>

Oh yeah. I've popped 'em off with a hammer and driver and reused 'em just
fine.

The puller is the tool to have though. Especially for thick crowns on DH
forks. My lbs does mine for free.

Mike

 

[miles todd]

[email protected] wrote:
> The race is one to consider, not just the bearings.
> Srcrew driver and mallet allways works for me.
>


Spend a couple of bucks on a brass drift punch, and quit using the
screwdriver. The headset race will thank you.

miles