Originally Posted by
Prowler
Way back, I bought the Park CWP-7 which has worked out great. Unbeaten. At the shop, when I play at bike mechanic, all they have are the other Park pullers with the “convenient” built in handle. Lovely but this old fart cannot, at times, get enough leverage to start the pull. The cwp-7 accepts all sorts of wrenches and, if needed, extensions to improve leverage. Very controlled action. Well made and reliable.
I always use one of the many tooth brushes on the bench to clean out the threads on the crank and the puller first then lube the puller a bit.
Another vote for puller without the integrated handle, easier to start straight, and can use a large wrench for more comfort/leverage. The only time I had any issue was when I did not clean out the filthy threads on a crankset and thus could/did not screw the puller in far enough, since then I have paid close attention to making sure the puller is all the way screwed in
and confirming that visually by confirming most of the threads on the puller are
in the crank.