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Old 09-16-12 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by brianinc-ville
Hi. So, I totally know better than to do what I did, but I did it anyway. Using my BikeSmith cotter press, I got impatient and badly mashed a crank cotter. Now it's not straight, so I'm not sure how to push it out, or how to straighten it so I might be able to. What would you do next?


Some penetrating oil, then brute force with a block of wood and a hammer.
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