Old 03-05-11 | 07:24 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

I'm also amazed that the puller broke before stripping out the crank arm's internal threads. Most of the requests for help we get here concern a crank arm that has had the threads stripped out but the puller remains intact.

That said, and since the OP plans to replace both the crank and bb, I think his best bet is to use the Dremel and a cut-off wheel to cut through the crank arm in two or more places at the bottom bracket eye and then it should just slip off. Use fiber reinforced cut-off wheels as these are far more durable and won't shatter if they are twisted slightly.
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