Removing cranks

Hi I've got an old school raleigh from the 80s and am having difficulty removing the cranks.

my crank removal tool doesn't fit in crank so was wondering if anyone had any tips of how i can take them off.

J

I'd try to source the correct BB tool.

Hi I've got a car and it doesn't work, can any one tell me how to get it working, I tried something that doesn't work, but that doesn't work.

ohhh - i thought this thread was about trying to stop RPM posting on the forum :^{ ] }

Cheers for all your helpful tips you guys are the best

are they cottered?

you're not really giving us much info to help you are you,

what cranks you trying to remove, bottom bracket etc // diff cranks require diff tools

if you don't know what it is then take a pic and post it here.

there's a wealth of knowledge and peeps are normally good at passing that on

JimboJones Cheers for all your helpful tips you guys are the best

My point was that you have given us no information other than you have a unspecified crank that can't be removed by a unspecified crank removal tool.

"Doctor, I have a pain/ache somewhere in my body, - I tried some pills (the name or description of which I shall not bother share with you) but they didn't work - what should I do?"

;P

sorry, for not posting that much info, this is my first project and i am just trying to get to grips with it. but i appreciate the point you guys have made ;-)

I will post a pic up when i can find some damned cable to upload the pics on to my comp.

The cranks are cotterless, I removed a nut from the crank and thats as far as i've got

try these discussions fella

http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/1863/

http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/2328/

cheers for the discussions boards there
if anyone is still interested this is the crank I am trying to remove
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee16/JimboJones81/crank.jpg

tynan, are you sure it's turned on? Does the car have 4 tires. Does it move forward or backward a little bit or does it totally not function as a car. Is it the right way up? You could try buying new mats for it, that might solve the problem. Hope this helps.

JimboJones cheers for the discussions boards there
if anyone is still interested this is the crank I am trying to remove
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee16/JimboJones81/crank.jpg

That looks like the Sugino font to me.. won't a standard crank-puller remove them?

Here's Sheldon on crank pulling: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/cotterless.html
I reckon they're Sugino cranks so that's probably the type you need.

*"Which tool to buy depends on what brand and model of crankset you have. Although all types use the same one- thread-per-millimeter pitch, three common diameters for the dustcap threads: Campagnolo, 22 mm; T.A. 23 mm; and Stronglight, 23.15 mm. All other brands that I know of use the same size as Campagnolo.There is one small exception: early Lambert cranksets were threaded 7/8-inch by 24 threads per inch.)

To service a T.A. crankset, you need a T.A. puller. For Stronglight, ideally, you should have a Stronglight puller, but the T.A. is usable (although it fits a bit more loosely than it should). For any other brand, you have a wider choice available. Here are some things to keep in mind as you shop among the alternatives:

[The above two paragraphs are out-of-date; all modern cranks use the 22 mm "Campagnolo size. Stronglight switched in 1982. TA still uses the 23 mm size for the traditional "Cyclotouriste (5 vis) model only.] Pullers made primarily for Type I cranksets usually have a rotating collar on the end of the "bolt." This collar is the part that actually pushes against the end of the axle to pull the crank off. If you use this type of tool on a Type ll. spindle, it will work, but the threaded end of the spindle may damage the pivot of the tool's collar. Also, some Type I pullers simply don't fit on Type II cranksets: the puller's "nut" may interfere with the threaded boss on the spindle.

Of the tools intended for Type II spindles, the Sugino Maxy crank puller is particularly nice; it includes its own socket wrench. It can be used with a six-inch or larger adjustable wrench, or a 16 mm open end wrench if you happen to have one. The Maxy puller has a dome-shaped end to push against the male threaded end of Type II spindles intended for nuts. When this tool is used with a Type I female threaded spindle, the sides of the "bolt" of the puller rub against the edges of the spindle threads that the crank bolts screw into. There is a slight possibility that the spindle threads could be damaged by this, but bottom bracket spindles are made of such very hard steel that the risk is small."*

Cheers hippy, I think thats the one. I just bought the lifeline toolset from wiggle and the crank puller in that seems to be imcompatible with this crankset thats all. I reckon I'll just take my frame down to a bike shop and see if i can borrow one of their crank pullers

I've got a crank puller - he's called simon...

hippy's got 2 crank pullers, one's called 31, the other's called dogsballs.

those are SR custom cranks should be quite standard i think?

Ed, you forgot to include my maid in that list and she's annoyed now..

Has anyone got a tip on how to remove rpm cranks from a square taper 110mm bb without a crank removal tool. I need to do it tonight. I have a hammer.

please help

swing hard... eventually it will come off.

or if you want it in working order get the right tool.

just got one side off with the hammer. chainring side to go yet... if I bend it and don't get it off, it's the bus for me tomorrow:(

if it wont come off swing harder.

i'm joking do not do this

success, but it came at a cost. They are in permanent retirement now:(

A three leged puller should work woth some work, but I guess you will not have that if you don't have a crank puller.

nnnnnnoooooooooooooo

^^needless waste :-(