Ordered a Topeak cranckpuller after I forget who borrowed my old one. The threads are damaged and the hole for the tip is out of centre.
Is this bad luck? I Like my Topeak multitools but this is just disappointing. Can you recommend a replacement?
by Mysterious_Report405
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Wow, what a Pos. I’ve always used the Park Tool CWP-7. Put them through a-lot and I’ve never bent or messed up threads.
Pedros
Shimano TL-FC11, does both square and octalink/isis without having to change the tip.
Shimano TL-FC11, does both square and octalink/isis without having to change the tip.
I’ve been using a Pedro’s and like it.
Bro Just get a small triangle File and get them threads moving. A thread file if you want to be fancy.
I’d have to go with park. It just works and I don’t need a second wrench to use it. (Maybe an extender pipe every now and then)
Yeah, as a rule I don’t buy Topeak tools besides pumps and minitools.
They have a lot of gadgets (I have their shock pump which also doubles as a strut if your shock blows out on the trail), but I look to other sources for tools.
However, I don’t see anything wrong with this as a crankpuller for square tapered cranksets. There’s not too much involved with threading into the dust cap and pushing against the arm. And I would prefer to use my own wrenches than a rubber-coated handle.
Park or Pedros are fine.
Have you tried actually using this Topeak one? The crank threads look ok. Worst that can happen is the puller threads bind. Crank pullers aren’t a precision tool. It’ll work good enough or it won’t.
I bought the park tool puller and worked great plus not even that expensive for being the snap on of the bicycle world