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On Wed, 19 May 2004 21:32:07 GMT, "Steve" <[email protected]> may
have said:
>Swapping out old-for-new rings last night, thought I had the Park crank
>extractor threaded on correctly to a vintage Suntour XC-Pro crank, felt the
>extractor "slip" while attempting to remove the crank.
>
>Bottom line is the crank threads are shot and while the crank isn't coming
>off right away, the bad news is the Park tool isn't getting the crank off
>right away either.
>
>So what's the accepted method for removing the crank ?. LBS "special tool",
>Sawzall the spindle ?.
>
>Any (useful) thoughts appreciated.
If you can demount the rings, move them toward the frame and thereby
get adequate access to the crank to use a conventional gear puller,
that's the logical place to start.
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have said:
>Swapping out old-for-new rings last night, thought I had the Park crank
>extractor threaded on correctly to a vintage Suntour XC-Pro crank, felt the
>extractor "slip" while attempting to remove the crank.
>
>Bottom line is the crank threads are shot and while the crank isn't coming
>off right away, the bad news is the Park tool isn't getting the crank off
>right away either.
>
>So what's the accepted method for removing the crank ?. LBS "special tool",
>Sawzall the spindle ?.
>
>Any (useful) thoughts appreciated.
If you can demount the rings, move them toward the frame and thereby
get adequate access to the crank to use a conventional gear puller,
that's the logical place to start.
--
My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail.
Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature.
Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.
