Thanks HillRider. You know, I didn't inspect the crown race shoulder all that closely. Just cleaned it well and installed the new race. Old one set on there perfectly as I remember. I did install the fork, with caged bearing, dry, and it rotated just fine and I could see no obvious visual misalignment, but it's tough to see such things by eye. I am going to remove the crown race and try to re-seat it after turning it 90 degrees, but have to wait until a proper crown race remover arrives, which I've ordered. Thanks.