Old 07-05-21, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Road Fan
Gugie, why not?
Fork steerers are beefy, the amount of material on a lower headset that presses in is relatively thin. I think you'd end up with a misshapen headset. In addion, how would you turn the headset? How would you grip it?
If you've got one of those tools, try it and report back, but don't be surprised if you damage it. I won't be accepting any repairs to do this.

Just for reference, here's the Stein tool webpage for this tool.

The Locktite solution stated here should work without damaging any parts.
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