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VICTORY.
My arms hurt though.
Braced the frame against both knees, put in a socket, socket driver, socket driver extension then the damn bike seatpost to finally get enough leverage, with a tonne of GT85, and got it out. Frame is fine. Bracket is beyond repair though ;-p
I couldnt use the sheldon tool as it was the first cap I was getting off I had trouble with - once that was off putting the penetrating oil inside to loosen the other, and that side came off far, far more easily.
Time to take it off to armourtex! Woop!
Except. Urm. Embarassing question but... Top of the forks, the crown race, I think its called - bit the bottom set of bearings sit on. How exactly does one remove it? Its not split like the upper compression ring, but it doesn't appear to have much give, and its very snug with the top of the forks.
Maybe I'll post a pic of the bit - Looks like a wide collar, with a groove in it, and a smaller collar just poking up above it, that has a washer type affair in the groove.
This is the stanley knife job?
Many thanks all. First bike strip down and rebuild for me, so apols' if Im asking the stupid questions ;-p