Should there ever be a gap between the crown race and the bottom of the fork steerer tube? Been trying to fit a cane creek reducer crown race to fox talas forks and there’s about 5mm to go. Won’t go beyond that point (I’m using a proper crown race fitting tool). Wondering if the crown race reducer has been manufactured too small!

Cut a slot through it with a hacksaw, then it’ll fit.

no it should fit all the way down, did you grease it ?

Problem with cutting a slot in it is that the rubber seal is attached to the crown race.

I did grease it.

Thanks for your replies.

any pics of the crown race??

It’s one of these: http://www.thebikefactory.co.uk/productdetails.asp?productid=56993

crown race in a mug of BOILING water.
bit of grease on lower flared part of steerer.
length of PVC waste piping,
drive it on. POP.