Mark Stonich wrote: ""Please tell me I'm not the only one to try to remove a crank arm w/o removing the washer under the crank bolt.""
I was working as a mechanic several years ago, and the next bike up
needed BB replacement. I removed the crank dustcaps, removed both crank
bolts, and the washers underneath them.
Removed the drive-side arm fine, but the non-drive was really tight.
First off I checked the bench to make sure I hadn't forgotten to remove
the washers again(they were there, on the bench), then I gave it one
last reasonably strong wrench before resorting to the cheater bar.
Something made me stop, maybe it was the fact that the remover was just
a smidgeon further "out" of the crank than it should have been. Anyway,
I found a second washer that I hadn't removed the first time. Phew!!
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Neill Currie
Hillsborough
Nh 03244
USA
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