Originally Posted by
ryker
Did you support the fork by its dropouts when pressing on the new crown race? In any case when you remove the crown race - and you should if you care enough to post this on the internet - take careful measurements of the internal diameter of both crown races and the diameter of the crown race seat.
No, I supported the fork by placing the bottom of the fork crown on a block of hardwood in my hydraulic press, then placed the above tool on the crown race and pressed it on. Both crown races measured exactly the same before I put the new one on.