Originally Posted by
AZORCH
The bent pin sheared off with a sharp blow of a hammer and chisel. That left me with the remaining cotter pin level with the crank arm. I then wound up using a pin from a door hinge (wonderful and useful multi-use tool!) to drive the cotter out the rest of the way.
Guess I'll run down to the LBS and pick up a couple of new cotter pins.
I was going to suggest a drift pin but you beat me to it.
- I've only once had the need to do this with my BikeSmith press, but it
can happen on particularly stubborn cotters, and IMO, this is a better alternative to drilling, because you don't risk galling up the cotter hole in the crank arm.