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07-22-05 | 01:18 PM

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peripatetic

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Bikes: All 70s and 80s, only steel.

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Originally Posted by neil0502

You could be missing the point, Senor Peripatetic.

You will need TWO tools: a crank wrench (usually 8mm) to remove the crank bolts:
http://www.parktool.com/tools/HR_8BIG.shtml

and a crank puller, used to get the crank off the bb tapers
http://www.parktool.com/tools/CCP_2BIG.shtml

The "longer tool" thing refers to the crank wrench to pull the overly snug crank bolts....

HTH.

Neil, Juicemouse et al, thanks for the input. I literally have nothing at home to use a ratchet wrench on other than my bike, so yes, a 23-dollar wrench set is a lot more than a 10-dollar one in this case.

And I'm well aware that I'll also need a crank pulling tool, also.

Juicemouse, what kind/size of pipe are you talking about? I saw some over at the auto shop the other day, but they seemed over-large and heavy for the purposes at hand. Are you talking copper pipe for plumbing or something similar? If it's small enough to fit in a toolbox, then I don't mind...

And before you go thinking I just need to go down to the local Home Depot or something similar, realize that I'm living in NYC, where the nbhd hardware store is tiny and mainly filled with roach-killing poisons and lots of sets of screws, and the Home Depot in Manhattan is filled with overpriced fluff for wealthy UES homeowners to spice up their places.

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