Todd,
Sorry about that. I was taking a hurried look at the CR digest this morning before leaving for church, and misunderstood your (perfectly clear) email. My apologies.
I have been lucky with my Allen brand socket sets--they are thin- walled and fit down inside the crank arms every time, no matter which crank and which socket (14 or 15MM) I need. (I know they work in many circumstances, because I was able to help one of the riders with them on Marc St. Martin's Livermore ride a week ago.)
Next time I'll read the posting more carefully before spouting off. (Always a good idea, but when you have ADD like I do, it's an especially good idea... :-(
Apologetically yours,
Jon Spangler feeling sheepish in Alameda, CA USA
On Jan 4, 2009, at 5:16 AM, Todd Grantham wrote:
> Thanks for the response but it was getting the bolt out not using
> the puller. Most responses are that I need a thinner walled 15 mm
> socket. Thanks again!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Spangler
> To: Dale Brown
> Cc: Todd Grantham
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 3:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Crank pulling
>
> Todd,
>
> Did you unscrew the inner part of the tool far enough (but not all
> the way) first?
>
> As I recall (and I do not have a puller in front of me), the outer
> portion of the crank puller can only screw into the crank arm
> threads when the inner (puller) portion of the tool is almost
> completely loosened (unscrewed from it, but not removed entirely).
>
> Once the crank puller threads are fully seated in the crank arm
> threads, the loosened inner portion is screwed in/tightened, which
> "pulls" the crank arm off of the axle.
>
> I've forgotten to unscrew the puller from itself many times on
> several brands of cranks and pullers, so i think my memory is
> correct... :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon
> in Alameda, CA USA, where it is about 35 degrees F at midnight, and
> I'm going to bed
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2009, at 4:44 PM, <classicrendezvous-
> request@bikelist.org> <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 15:20:45 -0500
>> From: Todd Grantham <wtgrantham@comcast.net>
>> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>> Subject: [CR]Crankbolt help please
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>> I am trying to pull the square taper cranks (campy) from my 79
>> Guerciotti and can't figure the tool to remove the bolts. I
>> removed the
>> dust caps and am using a park tool crank bolt wrench (14 mm) and
>> it wont
>> slip down over the bolt head on either side. A 15 mm is too big.
>> What am
>> I missing here? Probably something simple (like me) but any help
>> would
>> be appreciated...Thanks
>>
>> Todd Grantham
>> Fort Wayne IN