Originally Posted by
zwickerz
I do know of its entry levelness and is why I bought it (along with the low price for my area). The fact that there are so many available means I have no fears if I do manage to somehow destroy it. As for the spindle and the cups, they are okay actually, its the crank with a bent cotter loged in one side thats the problem. I manage to get the adjustable cup off easily and am await the the delivery of the hcw-4 parktool to the remove the fixed cup. I coud've just went out and bought a bigger wrench but I wanted the proper tool for future issues. Ill be sure to bring it by my local re-cycle store and Ill update the post with
pictures as I work on the bike and get it riding again.
Sounds good, many will tell you the fixed driveside cup does not need to come out which is not correct, it needs to come out so it can and will in the future and you may have to replace yours for this anyway. It is called a fixed cup because it has no adjustment, not because it should be left in place for the next person to fight with.
If the cotter is the issue make sure whoever helps you is experienced with them, expertise with them can be thin these days and I would want to preserve the crank if you can as well as reuse it if so. They can be tricky, the Raleigh 3 speed fans are the ones to seek out on these as they deal with them all the time and have it figured out.
The Park tools are good and the go to for many. For these Campy or Sugino work much better when push comes to shove IMO, I have some Sugino's that I have had for 45 yrs and like I said, they have never failed me.
The bigger wrench, hammer, etc. can get you into trouble with these as they can apply more power but when they slip as they usually do they take the edge off that you will need to get the job done.