Originally Posted by xsdg
No; the new frame has an accompanying new headset. The crown race from my original, damaged fork fits the new headset perfectly, but the one on my replacement fork does not -- it's too short. I'm wondering if I can pull the crown race from the original fork and stick it on the replacement fork.
The new headset should have included a "matched" crown race for the fork.
There are tools to remove the crown race and also to seat the crown race. Although I have removed a few "carefully" using a flat faced punch (I've read of some folks using a screw driver). To seat the crown race I use a PVC pipe with or without a copper or bronze pipe fitting; which may be found at a hardware store.