Originally Posted by
Zillathekiller
Well I'm struggling to get this crank off even with the CCP-22. I have made sure no washer has been left when taking the dust cover off (removed with Alan Key). It seems there is not enough leverage, or the CPP-22 is not flush with the spindle and it's pushing against the spindle and crank? But why would it as the CCP-22 is for square tapers which is what mine is.
With one hand holding the peddle and the other on the CPP-22 it's back breaking work. I'm now squrting penetrating oil down the back of the spindle and leaving it for a few hours (no idea if the oil will find it's way down the spindle). Failing that I might try and look for a metal pipe and use it as breaker bar (if I can find one). Failing that ride a few miles with dust cover off and it might come lose in the middle of nowhere?
It seems Calvin Jones gets them off with non of the above. Always is the case on video.
It must be normal to struggle with CCP-22 getting these things off?? The last tool I used rounded off so maybe crank is stuck on past the point of the conventional method, pedal in one hand CCP-22 in the other?
I'm juggling building a shed while dealing with this crank so any help will be rewarded "greatly" with good kama..
This is why I'm not wild about the CCP-22 and similar tools - you're sort of limited to whatever leverage you can develop with the attached handle. If you're not doing this with the bike sitting on it's own wheels on the ground, then do so. Stop the crank from rotating by putting something under the crank arm and use body weight to push on the handle. Any torque you exert will be small potatoes compared to what the frame has to endure while cycling. Make sure that the tool threads are greased and the tool screwed all the way into the crank (use a wrench to ensure that it's all the way in) - the more threads are engaged, the less likely that you'll strip them