Stripped threads out of "Spline?" on the drive side crank

[Sittingduck]

Hi

I foolishly overtightened the crank puller that screws into the crank (the spline - I think it's called) thread stripped and the puller just came out of the hole without bringing the crank arm with it! I have probably explained it all wrong but I fear the crankset is not stuck to the BB and frame

ANy ideas?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

what type of puller? the ones i've used, you hand tighten the outer then spanner the inner. the inner pushes against the bottom bracket, this in turn pushes the crank off.

if the thread is stripped, you can either glue the puller in with metal glue, this will scrap the puller, or carefully hacksaw the crank arm perpendicular to the bottom bracket.hth

 

[Sittingduck]

what type of puller? the ones i've used, you hand tighten the outer then spanner the inner. the inner pushes against the bottom bracket, this in turn pushes the crank off.

if the thread is stripped, you can either glue the puller in with metal glue, this will scrap the puller, or carefully hacksaw the crank arm perpendicular to the bottom bracket.hth

Hi
It's one of these: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ice-toolz/crank-removal-tool-with-handle-ec006782

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Hi
It's one of these: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ice-toolz/crank-removal-tool-with-handle-ec006782

yep, similar to mine. another option is, take it to lbs and use a 2 or 3 leg puller, or borrow one. that way the crank can still be used, just means a fancier puller everytime you need to remove it.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

this should do it, cheaper than lbs

2 leg puller - here

 

[Ticktockmy]

Hi

I foolishly overtightened the crank puller that screws into the crank (the spline - I think it's called) thread stripped and the puller just came out of the hole without bringing the crank arm with it! I have probably explained it all wrong but I fear the crankset is not stuck to the BB and frame

ANy ideas?

Firstly you are not the first to suffer the problem, its happened to me a few times and it make me so angry. normally I get the blow torch up and running and heat the crankarm up, being in most cases well in my case a ally crank, it expands quicker than the steeel shank, give it a good hard whack with the rubber mallet and it normally comes off. but failing that in the past the hacksaw comes out and I saw the crank off.. and buy a new crankset

 

[Sittingduck]

Cheers for the replies, might have a look at the bipod puller option