I have used a rubber mallet a lot and brake cleaner but it won’t move at all. What do i do? It is a 2 piece crank
by Siggen006
I have used a rubber mallet a lot and brake cleaner but it won’t move at all. What do i do? It is a 2 piece crank
by Siggen006
7 Comments
Is it spinning ok? Asking in case it’s jammed.
You could hold a piece of wood against it and hit the wood with a hammer.
It is around 12-14 years since it was built i think. It have a 10 speed ultegra
Hit the axle using a hammer with a soft face, plastic, brass, leather, rubber etc
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If hitting it isn’t working and you’re going to replace the BB, I suggest trying to remove the BB if your BB tool allows this. Some tools won’t fit with the spindle in place, but if yours does I think it may give you the leverage you need to unstick the spindle from the bearing on one side at least. If you get the BB unscrewed a couple millimeters then you can go back to hitting the spindle, it should only be sticking on the drive side then.
You could try to loosen the BB a little, might be enough to free the crank.
Whack it harder