ZHI-sam Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 tried gettinmg my cranks off today to put a full ring bash on (dont trust myself with half) and the crank puller dont go in far enough to push them off. any ideas of how i can get them off?tensile cranks, echo external BB. no ''hit it with a hammer'' please, i like my working bike lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 pennies on the bb axle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 tried gettinmg my cranks off today to put a full ring bash on (dont trust myself with half) and the crank puller dont go in far enough to push them off. any ideas of how i can get them off?tensile cranks, echo external BB. no ''hit it with a hammer'' please, i like my working bike lolis youre bb remover for isis bb?i had the problem and the remover just crewed into where the crank bolt goes in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 If it's hollowtech II style BB with oversized axle bolts, that still needs a crank puller, your best bet might be to get self extracting crank bolt collars and use them (Some self extracting bolts here: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categor...CategoryID=149). I find putting pennies under the crank puller will give you a very mashed penny, but often won't move the cranks. If it's an ISIS spline then you just need the correct crank puller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) maybe some pics of youre bb and youre tool mite help us help you ive had 2 sets of tensile cranksbut both snaped around the crank bolt bitstraight down the middle Edited February 25, 2009 by stunt man t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I just got an M10 bolt and cut the head down, the head just about fit in between the splines in the crank arm and covers the hole in the BB axle.Can be seen in this wiki article I made:http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/wiki/Removin...stripped_thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 yea im using the right tool, its just too long lol.as for pennies, ill give that a go.if for some reason i cant get it off, does anyone have the right tool that can bring it to the london ride? would be very apreciated ps. nice cranks, dont think mine will snap, not that good yet XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) ps. nice cranks, dont think mine will snap, not that good yet XDmate im not that good eitherthink tahts why super cycles offer a half price replacemnet on broken partsi had that crank for 3 months and all they said was they are UCI cranks and are not ment to be bashed??is this the tool youre using?i use it and never have any problems? Edited February 25, 2009 by stunt man t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 ive got the right tool, i can bring it along to ldn with me.....pm me if you get it sorted by then though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 no its not, that looks longer lol. thanks alex, will let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mitch Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 can you use the little 'mushroom' tool thing that goes inside the BB bolt hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 not sure, ive no idea what it is lol. ill give the 5p thing a go later on and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) I was having this problem getting my cranks off to put a bashring on because my bash plate mounts messed up and I have no bash plate. Any tips on getting cranks off? Non-Drive side was easy its just the drive-side... Edited February 26, 2009 by 1337 Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Take the bolts out and ride around for a bit, it might work, it has done for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 lol id rather not do that bruce, could damage my BB or/and cranks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Hmm, that's true.If you're careful, and you pay attention to the feel of the crank, you can stop riding before it becomes bad for the cranks. As soon as they start wobbling, jump off, they'll pull off. It's not the best idea, it's just one that works. Think of it as a second-to-last resort. Edited February 26, 2009 by Bruce Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 last resort being a hammer? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Hmm, no I was thinking cutting them off. Avoid that at all costs.Maybe it'd be worth taking them to a LBS and asking them if you can borrow their ISIS bb tool for a moment?Or buy your own, no doubt you'll need it again.I got mine off, I used a square taper tool, and a... conversion kit... which is basically this countersunk big-ass screw that fits nicely into the bb. Edited February 26, 2009 by Bruce Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hmm, no I was thinking cutting them off. Avoid that at all costs.Maybe it'd be worth taking them to a LBS and asking them if you can borrow their ISIS bb tool for a moment?Or buy your own, no doubt you'll need it again.I got mine off, I used a square taper tool, and a... conversion kit... which is basically this countersunk big-ass screw that fits nicely into the bb. I took my bike to the lbs to get my crank/freewheel off so I could put a bashring on and he tryed and tryed and then said if you can get the crank off ile take the freewheel off. He uses the glow torche I think its called aswell. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hmm, no I was thinking cutting them off. Avoid that at all costs.Maybe it'd be worth taking them to a LBS and asking them if you can borrow their ISIS bb tool for a moment?Or buy your own, no doubt you'll need it again.I got mine off, I used a square taper tool, and a... conversion kit... which is basically this countersunk big-ass screw that fits nicely into the bb.i was at halfords, it just didnt have a long enought bolt to get to the bb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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