I don't know how you can be so certain of the crank ID. One thing in the blog I can attest to, 1980s vintage Campy parts were a snap to service, wy easier than anything on the market today. But they did demand regular attention.
Michael On Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:45:17 AM UTC-5, Bill M. wrote: > > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/18453547329/variety-pacque > > A bit past half way down the 2/28 Blug post (yeah, I don't keep > current on the Blug), there's a paragraph about wrestilng with a > modern Campy crank. The photo shows Mark attacking the crank with a > puller. The paragraph laments the loss of the 'servicability' of old > Campy parts. > > The thing is, that's clearly an Ultra Torque crank in the photo. It > has external cups and retaining clip on the drive side cup. It's as > easy a crank / BB to mount or dismount as it can possibly be. There's > no need for a crank puller on one of those, and no possible use for > one. > > The removal procedure is at the bottom of this page from Park Tool: > > http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/external-bearing-crank-systems-hollowtech-ii-megaexo-giga-x-pipe-x-type-campagnolo-ultra-torque > > Remove one bolt from inside the split hollow spindle, remove the > retainer clip, and the cranks slide right out. > > Did someone manage to strip out or cross thread the spindle bolt? > That would make it a pain to get the crank apart, but the puller > probably wouldn't help. You'd want to drill out the bolt instead. > The only other explanation I can think of is that someone is treating > that crank like it has a square taper and a cartridge BB. No good > will come of that. > > I hope they haven't taken a hacksaw to that crank. > > Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/WkuCQForxtEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
