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alright, managed to get off the drive side and keeping the thread intact. but I know now why the previous owner mashed the other thread. this was the hardest crank I have ever removed in my life. it only came off after 3 days soaking in wd40, then heating with a heat gun, hammering with a wooden hammer from the underside and then applying brute force to the crank extractor (and then repeat the last three steps 3 times).
goddammit that was a beast... but it's off now, and I again, I can really recommend wooden hammers for that job, I think they are more suitable than the hard rubber ones as the weight is lower.
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