Originally Posted by
bashley
I've got a cotter press by BikeSmithDesign. Used it a few times with generally good success, but I did wreck one cotter with it. Sure beats violent hammer thrashing!
If you've got one of those, then you are probably aware of the value of soaking the cotters in PB Blaster for a few days; and maybe riding the bike around the block a few times with the cotter nuts backed off a bit. That's how I get my cotters loose
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