Originally Posted by
tron437
...what is the best way to get cotter pins out without a cotterpress...i really want to do this crank conversion myself but dont want to buy a 50 dollar cotter press.!
Wow, you've found a cotter press for only fifty bucks! ;-)
You need an IIAI. See:
http://sheldonbrown.com/cotters for instructions.
Sheldon "Inerrtial Impact Alignment Instrument" Brown