BMX - 3 piece installation tool

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mrsalty
10-11-07, 02:04 PM
OK, I searched, but I got nothing on crank, installation, or tool.
I see that some of the Profile 3 piece cranksets come with an 'installation tool'

what exactly does this look like...............anybody.
I have a set of Odyssey 42 thermals, and I have to use a mallet to get the loose arm started.
Once on, I can snug it down with the bolt, but it is a PITA with the subtle difference in location using the 48 spline axle.

jonly
10-11-07, 02:08 PM
http://www.danscomp.com/811198.php
there it is
mrsalty
10-11-07, 04:55 PM
OK, I see.

apparently Profile has manufactured a puller/install tool; very cool.

I have a puller that came with my Odyssey cranks.
as near as I can tell that is all that it is, a puller.
am I missing something obvious, or is it simply a removal tool?

jonly
10-11-07, 05:34 PM
the profile is an installer, too. You put the arm on, start the installer tool into the spindle and then crank the arm on.
mrsalty
10-11-07, 05:51 PM
the profile is an installer, too. You put the arm on, start the installer tool into the spindle and then crank the arm on.

yes I understand.
do other manufacturers produce an install/removal tool?
if not, then is the mallet the choice for putting on the cranks enough to get the bolt going?
jonly
10-11-07, 06:19 PM
I believe that most of them make the tools, and that the mallet is one of the last things that you would want to use to install your new cranks.
mrsalty
10-12-07, 01:53 PM
I believe that most of them make the tools, and that the mallet is one of the last things that you would want to use to install your new cranks.


I could not see a way to install using the Odyssey removal tool, so the mallet got the nod.
I guess my question is 'how do most install the arms on their 3 piece cranks'?
Does everyone pony up for the profile tool, what specific maunufacturers make an install tool, or is there something I am missing about the Odyssey remover that I own.