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Offline wildon

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Stubborn crown race
« on: November 18, 2010, 05:38 PM »
This thing is driving me mad .. its defo the right size but i can not get it on.  Had a pvc pipe over it, then a metal pipe, tried turning a bearing cup over and then the pipes .. it just goes on at an angle everytime .. been on it ages now, even tried heating it up .. what can i do?!!!
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2010, 05:49 PM »
Fettle the inside of the race with either a dremel or a file 2 make it a looser fit . Then grease the forks and heat the crown race in boliing water then try again  ;) repeat as necessary  ::)
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2010, 05:53 PM »
Quote from: ANIMAL on November 18, 2010, 05:49 PM
Fettle the inside of the race with either a dremel or a file 2 make it a looser fit . Then grease the forks and heat the crown race in boliing water then try again  ;) repeat as necessary  ::)

I have the dremel in my hand right now  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2010, 06:17 PM »
top bombing  :2funny: Get it bodged  8)
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2010, 06:23 PM »
Quote from: ANIMAL on November 18, 2010, 06:17 PM
top bombing  :2funny: Get it bodged  8)

tis done ... fooked the metal pipe from the hoover right up though  :D
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2010, 06:43 PM »
Tremendous . Way da go  :4_17_5: who needs a hoover  :LolLolLolLol: get that bike sorted first priorty
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2010, 08:43 PM »
what's a hoover?
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2010, 09:59 PM »
Quote from: bobbysam on November 18, 2010, 08:43 PM
what's a hoover?

A Dam in Colorado America :4_17_5:
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2010, 12:28 AM »
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Re: Stubborn crown race
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2010, 09:39 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:...... :LolLolLolLol:
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