Originally Posted by
HillRider
This race will require a specific type of remover since it doesn't overlap the fork crown at all and the usual hammer and punch won't work. You will need a "bearing splitter" type of remover and it's worth the few bucks to have the LBS do the job. Her's what the proper remover looks like and they aren't cheap:
http://www.parktool.com/product/univ...e-puller-crp-1
Yep.......here's the tool that's needed sitting in one of my tool drawers near my work station. It's an almost comical tool, when you look at its size and weight, and then realize the little, specific job it's intended for: