Sometimes the best tool is an Stanley blade to start it. A crown race tool sometimes can't get between the fork crown and crown race. Put a Stanley blade just under the crown race and tap around to create a small gap, then use the tool.
This is what shop matey said, he said they're unreliable and often you still need to do the hard part
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Sometimes the best tool is an Stanley blade to start it. A crown race tool sometimes can't get between the fork crown and crown race. Put a Stanley blade just under the crown race and tap around to create a small gap, then use the tool.