Originally Posted by
miamijim
Victory cranks? Aren't they regular 'ole right hand thread like most other cranks? I know some Campy cranks have that odd ball left hand thread on the nds but isn't that on the later cranks with self extractors? Money in the bank says its regular right hand thread and all you've been doing is tightening it. Heat with propane torch for a 2 or 3 seconds and it'll come off.
Rideone...send me the crank arm and I'll get the cap off, all it'll cost you is shipping to and from Tampa. Maybe $10 round trip. Oh...Berlin, Germany or Delaware?
How much money in the bank are we talking? The Victory cranks indeed came with reverse threads and require a reverse thread crank tool if you for some reason can not use the self extractor. While I have heard that there was a later style that did away with the reverse threading, I've never seen such an animal. I previously owned a 1985 version and currently have a 1991 version, both have reverse threading; that is for the self extracting ring, not the crank bolt. Also, as I mentioned before, it's highly unlikely the self extracting ring is seized and needs a heat source to loosen it. Assuming the OP has been trying to turn the self extracting ring clockwise to loosen, he is doing it right. The problem is using any tool that creates any side loading, makes these rings bind. The correct tool (see above) sits over the top of the ring so it doesn't have the side loading problem and usually unscrews with surprising little force. Also the other poster in
#20 is correct, the crank bolt uses a 7mm allen wrench.