MCR mechanics and fixing

good diagram btw

thanks :D

also do you have my long 5mm allen key from when you and ben were fixing his front mech?
i know its only an allen key but its from a set thx

hmmm probably....or ben might

did bb, thanks ronnie..now for trying to find a seatpost, crank bolt and a dril...hmmmmm

Anyone got a crank puller that works on cranks that ahve stripped the thread, or that piece of metal that the bike shop uses to get them off? I have two frames with stuck cranks, and need to swap them round haha

usually ride em off

I know, but as soon as u want one to come off by riding it it won't come off, and i've round off the insides of cranks that way

I'd try heating them up and prising them off, the two different metals expand at different rates so the theory goes

only just seen this thread, i've got a bearing puller if you need it, that's what you need to get it off..

Sweet do you rekon i could grab it tomorrow? would be really useful cos then i can play around with my cranks on both frames without having to go to the bikeshop everytime i wanna alter them. I'll swap it for your chainwhip? haha

dangeruss, that looks like some somethimg you'd use to remove something stubborn

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale, cited before, nothing new, etc

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does anyone have a fixed cup tool? or a self made tool a la sheldon?

could do with borrowing one asap...

cheers

is anyone any good with motorised vehicles?
need help replacing the clutch cable on my van

or does anyone know a nice mobile mechanic?
cheers

When you planning to do it ste? I'll help but I'm not here for the weekend

that would be ace, il order a cable and then maybe do it next weekend then?
its old and simple so shouldnt be too hard

Cool I'll see what tools we need, do we need to jack it up or can we just do it from underneath?

think can just do it from underneath, i bet if i had a go i could do it on my own but proper mechanics scare me!

know what you mean, you kind of need a clutch to work a lot of the time, should we have a go at the brakes while we;re at it?

anyone have a shimano-splined bb tool i could borrow today/tonight? muchly appreciated

Hey, having a bit of trouble today, does someone know how can i remove a non-driveside square taper crank whose threads arent stripped just badly made, so i cant get a purchase on them with my tool?

Hey, having a bit of trouble today, does someone know how can i remove a non-driveside square taper crank whose threads arent stripped just badly made, so i cant get a purchase on them with my tool?

ride it off.

i cant ride it off because its on a frame, i havent even got a spare set of cranks handy

FIXED. I managed to re-thread the whole crank using this wicked drill bit and some floss

jokes
but i did it

Polly complaied that her bike was making noises, I had a go on it and found that the down tube has snapped just under where the top tube (?) meets it on her really odl step through frame, like this:

I guess it needs to be re welded. Anye suggestions of who to go to for this? or shall I jst go to BB and see what they say?

Polly complaied that her bike was making noises, I had a go on it and found that the down tube has snapped just under where the top tube (?) meets it on her really odl step through frame, like this:

I guess it needs to be re welded. Anye suggestions of who to go to for this? or shall I jst go to BB and see what they say?

replacing the frame is probably much cheaper. its lugged isnt it? probably its only suitable for brazing, so the whole tube might need replacing and since its a odd shaped tube, again, it probably can't be done by most.

good point for once Scott!
woody youl get a frame like that for free somewhere, the toptube was dented too wasn't it so prop best to get another, you don't want poll riding around on a death trap!