I took off the top bolt but the damn things wont come off! is there something missing or any tips to get them off, its getting dark outside, and I want to unicycle *cries*
1. Say what you need help with in the subject line so people will read it
2. Use the search function "Right NOW!" There have been many threads on this. People already did the writing. Now you just need to do the finding. Hints: You need a cotterless crank puller tool -- Your crank type is cotterless.
-- johnfoss - The wilder Wilder
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com
That's a fair question. Usually cotterless cranks come loose when you don't want them to, but hold like they're welded when you do.
But often you can get them to loosen up by riding around with the nuts/bolts off. Hop a little with one foot in front, then a little with the other foot in front. Or just idle for a few minutes with each foot down. Eventually you should feel the crank moving around.
Don't overdo it; this will cause wear and tear to the parts.
-- johnfoss - The wilder Wilder
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com
Even if you do manage to get the cranks off without a crank puller you will still have to deal with getting the bearings off without a bearing puller. That's going to be the hard part. If the bearings are tight on the hub (which the should be) you are not going to be able to slide them off by hand. It requires something like 'this' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=419) to pull the bearings off a standard hub.
