Originally Posted by
ShannonM
So the saga of the PPPKN-10's crankset has been extended once again. The problem this time is that the threadless BB is too long (116mm) for any front derailleur I have, including an Ultegra triple, to swing the big ring. The place I got the 116 from has a 110, which will for sure work for the derailleur, although after the previous nightmare, which was exacerbated by the 107mm UN-72 that The Guy Who Built The Bike horked into the Swiss-threaded shell. Way too short... you couldn't see the spindle behind the drive-side crankarm.
But I'm gonna have to pull the cranks again. And since the whole ordeal started when the puller that came with my cheap-arsed-because-I'm-hella-broke tool kit stripped both threads. So I'm going to buy a new one. I don't like the skinny, flat handle of the Park... hurts my hands. I also don't want to spend any more than I have to. (Cuz I'm hella broke.)
What do people like? And what do y'all hate?
--Shannon
My method always employs a puller from one of the main players, Campy, Sugino, and even Park who's tools I am generally not fond of.
The Park with the handle is not ideal if the cranks are on tight like they should be, it has too little leverage and often fails.
The puller must be fully seated and tight in the arm with clean threads so it won't pull out.
2 wrenches must be used on tight cranks so that you are forcing the center puller screw through the tool without turning against the crank threads.
You need 2 long stout wrenches to work against each other for good leverage.
The shiny one is a cheap Spin Dr. that has worked fine ever since I got it. The one in the pics with the wrenches is a Sugino as is the small one and the dark one is a Park that works ok too, have a Campy somewhere that also works ok .
Altogether not cheap though, quality tools that get the job done right never are but usually justify the outcome.
