Removing a Crown Collet From a Full Carbon Fork

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Valbrona
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by Valbrona

Using a wide chisel is one option. :shock:

You know those crown race pullers the MTB lot use, like the Park Tool one, do they work on collets?

It is not a split collet. It is steel and seems a tight fit.

Any advice appreciated.

(The crown collet that is already fitted is too tall - big gap between fork crown and bottom of head tube. A shallower depth bearing is not an option in this case as I am using the shallowest available already ... but I have a shallower depth collet I can fit if I remove the old one).

rpenmanparker
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by rpenmanparker

You can get a cheap tool on ebay or Amazon to remove the crown race (collet?). The one with screws that push two V-shaped blades evenly into the center of the tool under the race and lifting it off the crown. They work very well. Here is an example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/IceToolz-E253-C ... XQ76RR5JRt

This is not the cheapest one, but the brand is respectable AND it works on steerers up to 1 1/2" crown race diameter. That is important these days.
Robert

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