Originally Posted by
urodacus
don't use a gear puller unless you want to gouge the back of the cranks beyond repair. use the proper tool, it's not too expensive. or go to your LBS and use theirs. or roll a grandmother on pension day. just don't use a gear puller.
Not quite true, my cranks don't have a mark on them and I've used the puller a few times on them.
And don't you think that if I'd had the money to get a proper crank tool I would have?
Hells, the first time I pulled the cranks off this thing I had to use a pickle fork meant for removing ball joints from a car.
Not everyone has money falling out of their ass, some of us just have to make do with what we have.