How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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bigjim
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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Nonsense.

C3. Don't be so rude! Who brought you up? I was only repeating what the LBS said to me and the word was evidently. I don't know I am not an engineer and don't realy care that much. I have 30yr old bikes without this problem but that does not prove anything. Got a 90yr old granny smokes 40 a day. Does that mean smoking is good for you?
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Sorry Bigjim. I didn't mean to be rude, just brief. I should have put "what you were told is nonsense".

Please accept my apologies. :oops:
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

Post by LANDSURFER74 »

Disimilar metal corrosion has been with us for ever;
As previously stated , apply heat and shock even with a 'new' crank arm.
Install extractor , apply torque, heat, shock ( that's hit the extractor with a 4oz hammer, for all those working in the banking industry) , never rely on the extractor removing the crank arm with out a little help, it may well , but if not ....you've had it.

and all you 'hard' engineers out there ..yes a 4oz hammer is all it takes.
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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LANDSURFER74 wrote:Disimilar metal corrosion has been with us for ever;
As previously stated , apply heat and shock even with a 'new' crank arm.
Install extractor , apply torque, heat, shock ( that's hit the extractor with a 4oz hammer, for all those working in the banking industry) , never rely on the extractor removing the crank arm with out a little help, it may well , but if not ....you've had it.

and all you 'hard' engineers out there ..yes a 4oz hammer is all it takes.

easiest way is a ball joint splitter the one with a v and long handle down the back of the chainwheel and whack the joint splitter with a hammer comes off no bother if the thread is stripped as the chainwheel or crank is scrap
if the bb axle has a bolt in thread fitting and you can get the left hand crank off take out the bb cup and put a punch that will fit inside the bb axle bolt hole and keep hitting it with a hammer the shock force will take the bb axle out of the chainwheel.
the usual cause of this problem is some prat none mechanic putting grease on the axle flats usually that crap white bike grease which when exposed to the air goes brick hard the flats of the axle should be absolutely clean no grease whatsoever.
ive been lucky a few times using the remove left hand crank and the punch in the bb axle thread hole method thereby saving the threads in the chain wheel cleaned up the axle flats regreased the bb cups and put everything together job done.
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From my experience, it's not the softening of the aluminium with age that causes this stripping but simply just not threading in the extractor far enough before tightening the pulling bolt. :roll:
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Steve Kish wrote:From my experience, it's not the softening of the aluminium with age that causes this stripping but simply just not threading in the extractor far enough before tightening the pulling bolt. :roll:

CONFUCIOUS SAY BIKE MECHANIC WHO FORGETS TO REMOVE WASHER BEHIND BOLT IN BB AXLE LIABLE TO STRIP THREADS IN COTTERLESS CRANK
ie some bb axles which have a screw in bolt instead of a nut some have a shouldered bolt ie a washed inbuilt into the bolt other bikes have a seperate washer if you forget to remove this washer the extractor wont screw in far enough and when you tighten the extractor bolt the extractor will rip out the threads inside the crank
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Another vote for the bearing puller. Mine can be built with two or three arms; it fits some chainsets better one way, and some the other. Didn't cost that much, from Halfords I think, years ago.
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It helps to put a very light smear of Copaslip (or Alumslip is better if you can get it) onto the axle before fitting.


Is Permatex AntiSieze acceptable? I use it on my pedals and they always come off a treat but my LBS guy doesn't like it, says it migrates into the bearings and does harm, which frankly I find hard to believe.
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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Remember, the BB and crank manufacturers tell you to assemble dry and clean.

All taper fittings should be assembled dry, that's the way they work. The trick is to remove them from time to time so they don't seize on.

Also, if you think about it, the crank fits the taper EXACTLY and when you tighten the bolt, it fits FIRMLY so there shouldn't be any room for grease! If there is, you haven't got a good solid mating surface.
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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Aluminium is a great conductor of heat. Immerse it in a jug of very hot water and then try to tap it off with a hammer with chammy leather over it to prevent damage to the surrounding area.

Failing that, I would protect the surrounding area and split it carefully using a sharp cold chisel after chain drilling a line of small holes in line with the BB through one side so that its perforated.

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if the bb axle is the type with the bolt that goes into the axle its possible to shock it off by taking the left hand crank off first then the bb cup and lock ring then using a drift that fits in the hole where the bolt screws in on the chainwheel side and keep whacking it with a heavy hammer and it will come off if it isnt this type ie a sealed unit this isnt an option
as regards the axle this has to be absolutely clean no grease or any type of lube whatsoever ive had occasion to remove cranks to find that the crap white bike grease has been applied to the axle flats and gone brick hard like chalk
only option to get the chainwheel off is a ball joint splitter the long type with a v put it at the back of the chainwheel and whack the splitter with a heavy hammer and it will shock off also remember if the threads for the extractor are stripped the chainwheel is scrap anyway look on ebay as someone may be selling a viscount chainwheel on there
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Another vote for the single mention above of riding it with the crank bolt loose. It will soon come loose but stop riding as soon as that happens as riding a loose crank can damage the taper in it.
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The crank repair set half way down this pages is perfect for the job but probably costs more than most chainsets...

http://www.cyclus-tools.eu/tretkurbeln.html?&L=3
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Re: How do you get off a crank with a stripped thread?

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Pete Jack wrote:
It helps to put a very light smear of Copaslip (or Alumslip is better if you can get it) onto the axle before fitting.


Is Permatex AntiSieze acceptable? I use it on my pedals and they always come off a treat but my LBS guy doesn't like it, says it migrates into the bearings and does harm, which frankly I find hard to believe.

i use copper grease on the pedal threads of all my bikes and have never had any problem with the pedals in getting them off i also use it on the handlebar stem and seat posts (aluminum) to stop them from seizing in the frame/fork steerer column.
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spanner wrote:CONFUCIOUS SAY BIKE MECHANIC WHO FORGETS TO REMOVE WASHER BEHIND BOLT IN BB AXLE LIABLE TO STRIP THREADS IN COTTERLESS CRANK
ie some bb axles which have a screw in bolt instead of a nut some have a shouldered bolt ie a washed inbuilt into the bolt other bikes have a seperate washer if you forget to remove this washer the extractor wont screw in far enough and when you tighten the extractor bolt the extractor will rip out the threads inside the crank

BTDTGTTS
It's not that the extractor won't screw in far enough - it's the extractor screw-in remover stud clamping the washer against the end of the axle that does the damage
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