Originally Posted by
SandyR
I have several bikes with cottered cranks. I use a homemade press to remove and install the cotters and have not found them to be a problem. I have heard horror stories but I haven't experienced anything nasty (yet?).
Sandy
How did you make your homemade press? I'd like to have one because it would be a lot cheaper to keep everything as is. I just don't want to mess around and search for cotter each time I want to lube the BB. I don't lube the BB that often but when I must I want peace of mind.