Originally Posted by
HillRider
There are several effective ways to remove crank arms without the use of a proper crank puller. Unfortunately, all of them are damaging.
Such as removing the bolts, then gingerly riding the bike until the crankarms fall off. Problems:
You'll probably damage at least one of the crankarms.
You'll probably only get one of them off.
You stand a good chance of hurting yourself.
I've never tried it, though- go ahead and try it!
