Originally Posted by blue steal
I have noticed that the crown race is somewhat loose on the fork, that is, I'm able to turn it when I have the fork removed but there is no play. I am not sure if the crown race is supposed to be "pressed" onto the fork stem or what? Any thoughts on this? I was going to take the fork to the LBS to have it checked out, pick up an additional spacer, and some bearings. The race itself looks clean with no pitting.
The crown race should be pressed onto the fork crown, and shouldn't move. Since you have no play in it, it may not be critical now, but over time, it may develop play. If you can take it back to the shop that installed it for you (assuming this is one of the several replacement headsets you've gotten in the last 14 years), they should press it on properly. It sounds like they did not install it correctly to begin with.