WANTED: Shimano XTR M970 crank removal tool

Posted on Mon 2nd, March 2015

• #1

SuperLuca

Hello guys,

I thought I was so clever buying XTR cranks. Now it's time to change up but of course you need a specific tool to remove them. Does anyone have this tool to borrow/buy or know of a store that might have this tool? Looks like this:

Thanks!
• #2

SuperLuca

Bump!
• #3

adroit

I have one (in Reading) They are available from Chainreaction too
• #4

SuperLuca

Yes but £30 seems a little dear (almost half what I paid for the cranks)
• #5

n3il

Can't you just take it into a shop?
• #6

SuperLuca

Since it's a tool designed specifically to remove one chainset from a few years back barely any stores have it. I've been given a few recommendations though.
• #7

Howard

Just read the Park doc on this crank. Curious design. Kinda like the new PowerTorque stuff in that a self extracting bolt was obviously too much to ask.

A bearing puller or a mallet could be used if you unthread the crank bolt and aren't too worried about abusing the crank arm.

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