Like I said, a nice tool, but not cheap. Cheaper than stripping the crank threads, though. In The Day an LBS would have a box full of Stronglight extractors at something like $5 apiece. The Stein tool is much nicer than the old original Stronglight ones. Except they were kind of cool, with a 16mm socket that was used to turn the crank extractor, but which could also be used to remove the old 16mm Stronglight crank bolts.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
dima <dima@rogers.com> wrote: Hi,
FWIW, Velo Orange lists a Stronglight crank puller for $45:
http://www.velo-orange.com/
-- Cheers, Dmitry Yaitskov, Toronto, Canada.
Monday, August 13, 2007, 11:19:02 AM, Jerry Moos wrote:
> Rich, TTT made bars and stems (still does). You are thinking of TA
> cranks. However the crank in the photo is a Stronglight model 93.
> Both TA and Stronglight were French, but completely different
> companies. The Stronglight 93 was the most common cran
> k on high end French bikes in the early and mid 70's. They are
> available quite frequently on eBay, usually at reasonable prices, so
> you shouldn't have any problem buying one. There are two things to be
> aware of though. Stronglight axles had a differe
> nt taper from Campy and its clones, so you will probably need a BB
> compatible with Stronglight. Also, Stronglight 93 used a different
> crank extractot thread than the now-standard Campy thread, so you'll
> need a Stronglight crank extractor. Both the Str
> onglight BB and the Stronglight extractor are less common than the cranks themselves.
>
> Besides Stronglight axles, Stronglight cranks will work with TA
> axles, or Phil Wood if you get the right Phil Wood model. The lowest
> cost option may be JIS standard Japanese axles used on mid-priced
> Japanese cranks in the 70's and early 80's. Some o
> f the shop owners on the list probably still have the JIS axles.
>
> As to the extractor, they show up on eBay from time to time. But
> Stein Tools makes a nice, though not cheap, Stronglight extractor
> which I think you can buy at Bike Tools Etc. on the web. Note that
> old TA cranks also used a different extractor than
> Campy. It was very close to the Stronglight thread, but not
> identical. The old Park extractors were reversible, with Campy thread
> on one end and TA on the other. Do not try to use a TA extractor or
> the TA end of an old Park extractor, on a Strongligh
> t crank. It will thread in, and sometimes it will work, but if the
> crank is stubborn, it will sometimes strip the crank threads.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX