question about removing octalink crank arms
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question about removing octalink crank arms
Do you need a gear puller? I removed the retaining bolts, but they're stuck on there. It's a specialized rockhopper 29.
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Mission accomplished! My local REI store had the tool and the mechanic was nice enough to remove the bottom bracket for free.
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My Octalink cranks have always had self extracting rings; all you have to do with these, with the self extractors in place, is unscrew the bolt and the crankarm will back off the spindle.
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I don't have this on my Octalink cranks. Can these self-extracting rings be retrofitted into what I have? It would make it easier to break down my bicycle for shipping when I tour.
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In general, most people don't remove the cranks when shipping a bike. Taking off the pedals is all that's needed.
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Thanks for the information and cautionary note about the "self-extracting" crankarm bolts. I've never had to remove the cranks for shipping but I now have a bike with S & S couplings and am experimenting with how to pack it as compact as possible.
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My bikes don't have Octalink cranks, but one of them is my travel bike that requires removal of the crankarm to fit inside a regular suitcase. It has a self-extracting bolt on a regular square-taper crank and that's been used dozens of times when packing the bike. I don't really see why the self-extracting nature of it has anything to do with how tight I get it when reinstalling the crank. I'd use the same torque when tightening it regardless of whether I used a separate extractor tool to take it off or used the self-extracting bolt - but the latter certainly makes it quicker and more convenient to take the crank off when packing the bike.
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I've never had any problems with Octalink self-extracting cranks, I'm not getting what you're saying. The extractor ring is a a separate piece from the crank bolt; it needs to be snugged down against the crank bolt. How does the self-extracting feature have any affect on how tight you tighten the crank bolt?
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I've never had any problems with Octalink self-extracting cranks, I'm not getting what you're saying. The extractor ring is a a separate piece from the crank bolt; it needs to be snugged down against the crank bolt. How does the self-extracting feature have any affect on how tight you tighten the crank bolt?