I had the same issue with shimano mountainbike cranks, hitting it with a mallet killed my bearings so I wouldn't do that.
Had no problems with the same cranks on a new bottom bracket.
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I had the same issue with shimano mountainbike cranks, hitting it with a mallet killed my bearings so I wouldn't do that.
Had no problems with the same cranks on a new bottom bracket.