Re: [CR]campy crank removal advice please?

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Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 17:03:22 -0400
From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]campy crank removal advice please?
To: "John T.Pergolizzi" <jtperry1@verizon.net>, <KDresch@aol.com>, <EricMeddaugh@AirgoNetworks.Com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Need a puller. Make sure it is a type 1 or at last does both type 1 and 2. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "John T.Pergolizzi"
To: KDresch@aol.com


<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: RE: [CR]campy crank removal advice please?


> Also:
>
> Make sure you take out the washer that lives between the bolt and the
> crankarm . If you don't you will pull out the threads out of the arm
> when you tighten the inner bolt of the remover. And that hurts.
> No beer till after the operation is complete.
>
> John T.Pergolizzi
> Brooklyn, New York
>
>
>
> Seems I paid less than $5 for the puller at a local bike shop. You
> screw it
> into the threaded crank, then screw another bolt that runs through it
> that
> pulls the crank off. The key is to be sure you have it threaded all
> the way
> in your crank. I've pulled threads out in the past by mistake by not
> having
> it threaded into my crank all the way. Luckily this occurred on $10
> yard sale
> bikes.
>
> Ken Drescher in SC
>
>
> In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:20:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> EricMeddaugh@AirgoNetworks.Com writes:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I know I shoulda done this before the weekend but I'm trying to remove
> a
> campy nuovo gran sport crankset from my '78 Raleigh Comp GS to upgrade
> to a NR crankset. I've got the pedals and crankbolts off but the crank
> arms seem to be stuck to the BB. Is there any way to remove these with
> common hand tools or do I need a special puller? TIA for your help.