Originally Posted by
MEversbergII
Forgot about the thread! Thanks for the feed back. I read Sheldon's site but I'm afraid I might not have gotten it the first time through. Happens sometimes.
FBinNY: Is there any way I can tell by looking which specific one I will need to pull the cranks off?
M.
Since you probably have this bike:
http://www.target.com/p/schwinn-men-...y/-/A-13241180
I am 99% sure you will need these tools or something similar:
http://www.parktool.com/product/cran...-cranks-ccp-22
http://www.parktool.com/product/bott...et-tool-bbt-22
Here's the Park page on disassembly and reassembly:
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-...e-spindle-type
Since you describe that the crank is making a clunking or popping sound, it could be that one of the crankarms is a bit loose, or the bottom bracket is slightly loose in the frame. You might get away with simply tightening everything up. The best way to tell is to derail the chain off the chainrings and spin the cranks slowly. If they turn smoothly you're probably OK with simply tightening everything. Note that the bolts holding the cranks to the bottom bracket need to be very tight- 25 to 35 foot-pounds of torque. Not getting these tight enough can allow a crankarm to work loose, ruining it.