Re: Old TA crank - which puller needed ?

[Sheldon Brown]

Retro Bob wrote:

> Ok, old dogs... dig into your memory:
>
> Do the vintage TA cranks (1970's) use a Stronglight type/thread puller

[23.15 mm]

> or a more standard (aka modern) puller ?

[22 mm]

No, they don't.

They use a TA puller, 23 mm.

We've got 'em:

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#tools

We've got the cranks too!

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french-cranks

Sheldon "Outillage Française" Brown
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[Sheldon Brown]

I wrote:

>>They use a TA puller, 23 mm.
>>
>>We've got 'em:
>>
>>http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#tools
>
>
>
> Sheldon: Maybe I went too "old" on that one. I notice that the
> Item Description says "This is a unique size, only for the
> Cyclotouriste and Tevano models". What about the 3 arm alloy
> TA's popular in the 70's ?

All of the older models used that 23 mm size. It'll be obvious if you
try to fit a 22 mm puller in, 'onacountta the threads won't grab even a
little bit.

I've updated that page.

What is confusing is that newer designs from TA, such as the Zephyr and
Alize and the newer Carmina have adopted the 22 mm standard, but the
older models, such as your Professionnel and the Tevano, as well as the
Cyclotouriste (which appears to still be in production) use the older
23 mm tool.

By the way, don't curse TA for being non-standard...I think they were first!

Sheldon "Cyclotouriste" Brown
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[A Muzi]

Retro Bob wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 13:18:52 -0400, Sheldon Brown
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>>They use a TA puller, 23 mm.
>>
>>We've got 'em:
>>
>>http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#tools
>
>
>
> Sheldon: Maybe I went too "old" on that one. I notice that the
> Item Description says "This is a unique size, only for the
> Cyclotouriste and Tevano models". What about the 3 arm alloy
> TA's popular in the 70's ?
Same tool, 23mm

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