Quick Answer: How To Remove Crankshaft Bicycle?

What can I use instead of a crank puller?

You can also pry the threads out or remove them by slowly threading the bolt, depending on the crank arm type of your bicycle. Use a bolt or a spanner tool to remove and loosen the washers.

How do you remove a self extracting crankshaft?

Crank Removal

1. Leave the retaining ring of the self-extracting systems in place in the arm. Do not remove the retaining ring.
2. Begin unthreading crank bolt using hex wrench. Continue loosening until crank arm slides off spindle.
3. Remove remaining crank arm.

When should I replace my bike crank?

2 Answers

• The threads for the pedal get stripped/damaged to the point the pedal gets undone easily.
• The mating hole for the bottom bracket fretts and is no longer a good fit.
• Cracked crank arm – if the mating hole wears, and is retightened enough times, the crank arm slides too far onto the bottom bracket.

Are crank pullers universal?

The universal design of the CWP-7 has a rotating tip pressed into each end of the tool (11.3mm and 16.3mm) so it will remove both square taper and splined (ISIS Drive™, Octalink®) crank arms.