Old 04-04-21 | 08:19 AM
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Crankycrank
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Originally Posted by thumpism
Came across such a crank yesterday. Reluctant to put too much muscle on the remover and risk stripping out the threads in the crankarm, I kept that tension on it and did a few taps on the remover with a hammer, some heat from a propane torch, a few more taps with some energy behind them, and it came loose. The other side did the same thing so got the same treatment.
I always recommend pouring boiling water over the crank end first and if no luck, go to the torch.
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