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@OldSkoolRacer
OK cheers guys, i will most likely try the hammer and screw driver trick, failing that i'll bang it over the hob for a few mins. I'm not too fussed about re-using the headset in the future as if it goes i'll just put a new one in and cut the old crown race off. The reason for re-using this one was that it's in good condition and funds won't allow for a new one atm.
It's deffo a 1-1/8 headset, i measured the steerer tube with a vernier and its a cats-cock-hair larger towards the bottom and other than that the crown race is an almost perfect fit along the rest of the steerer tube.