How Do You Remove Octalink or Isis Crank Arms
09-01-05, 08:01 PM
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How Do You Remove Octalink or Isis Crank Arms
I have a crank arm remover but aparently it is made only for square taper arms.
09-01-05, 09:11 PM
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There is actually a part made for this that drops into a standard crank puller but I'm not sure who makes it. Park Tools makes an ISIS/Octalink specific crank tool , the CCP-4.
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Park does make a specific puller for Shimano Octalink and ISIS cranks. Shimano cranks w/o the self extractors come with a steel plug that goes in the hollow spindle to give a normal extractor something to push against. This plug is also available as a separate item and has Shimano part number TL-FC15.
Sydney's recommendation to use a close fitting bolt also works. I've also heard a nickel works but haven't tried it myself.
Sydney's recommendation to use a close fitting bolt also works. I've also heard a nickel works but haven't tried it myself.
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Originally Posted by HillRider
Sydney's recommendation to use a close fitting bolt also works. I've also heard a nickel works but haven't tried it myself.
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A 1 cent (Euro) coin works too, I just found out.
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Yeah, I was going for the ´resurrecuting the old thread´award! Thought I would add the information for the benefit of others in the Eurozone, for the next time this thread comes up in a forum search!
Cheers
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We don't use 2 or 1 eurocents here. Everytime I'm elsewhere in Europe and I get some back as change, I'm looking in my hand, "WTF is this?"
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If Octalink/ISIS bottombrackets hadn't gone out of style so soon, this might be a good thread to "sticky".
02-23-10, 10:52 AM
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