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Old 08-12-12 | 03:28 PM
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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!

Originally Posted by onespeedbiker
The tool being used on the Shimano instruction page is a Shimano compact crank tool. Unlike the more common Park tool with a handle, the Shimano tool has no handle. On one side is the extractor mechanism and on the other side is a 14mm socket. Hense they are telling you to use the 14mm socket to install the crank.

Funny, I have that exact crank puller and have never used its built in 14 mm socket to reinstall any crank so I forgot it was even there. I always use a plain 3/8"-square drive socket so I can use my torque wrench.
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