Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
The bolt acts like a puller to remove the crankarm. As you unscrew it, the bolt pushes against the dustcap, which in turn causes it to push against the spindle that is part of the right crankarm. Make sure the dustcap is fully threaded into the crankarm before trying to unscrew the bolt.
Makes sense now that it's explained. Thank!!
I am still getting some significant creaking, so I will disassemble tonight. Thanks guys
