Have you tried borrowing a Park crown race puller <https://www.parktool.com/product/adjustable-crown-race-puller-crp-2>? These use broad "blades" to bite into the crown race, so as to maximize contact and thus minimize crown race distortion, and pull from the steerer side instead of pushing from the underneath the fork crown like the Campagnolo remover. I've used my older version <https://www.parktool.com/product/crown-race-puller-crp-1> to remove aluminum crown races (Shimano Dura Ace headset) without so much as a small mark.
On Monday, July 6, 2020 at 12:44:09 AM UTC-7 Nick Payne wrote: > My habit with new frames is to chase and face the BB shell, and ream the > head tube and fork crown to ensure that everything is properly square. > Bottom bracket shell and head tube were no problem, I removed the BB and > knocked out the headset cups However, the Appaloosa fork crown is fatter > fore and aft than a normal 1" fork crown, and my crown race remover (the > Campagnolo model) doesn't fit past the crown to engage the crown race. In > fact, the crown race on the Duron X headset barely protrudes past the crown > - even if I managed to get it off with a punch, I think it would get > damaged because I'd have to be bashing on the thinnest outermost part of > the race. > > Has anyone managed to get one of these off successfully. > > Nick > > p.s. And BTW, the BB shell did need chasing and facing to be properly > square, and ditto for the head tube. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6f86d9ba-6921-473f-9b8c-58c80c40aa26n%40googlegroups.com.
