My Official Campy Thread
06-27-15, 09:33 AM
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My Official Campy Thread
Might just as well start one since by next weekend I'll be stripping a Colnago for complete refurbing. Not to mention this first question applies to my Trek 760, as well.
First Q: on a Brev crankset, how do you remove the crank bolt? I just requested a thinwall 15mm from the auto store only to find that isnt fitting inside the crankarm bolt hole. What works?
Second Q: will my more standard crank puller fit the crankarm threads?
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PS, feel free to Q&A your own.
First Q: on a Brev crankset, how do you remove the crank bolt? I just requested a thinwall 15mm from the auto store only to find that isnt fitting inside the crankarm bolt hole. What works?
Second Q: will my more standard crank puller fit the crankarm threads?
Thanx!
PS, feel free to Q&A your own.
06-27-15, 09:40 AM
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i used a grinder on a 15mm socket until it fit. Yes a standard crank puller will work.
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06-27-15, 09:49 AM
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My older Craftsman 15mm socket fits fine (probably 1980's vintage). As does a deep socket I picked up somewhere, maybe an Ace hardware?
As for the crank puller, a standard one (22mm?) will work. Make sure to screw it all the way in.
As for the crank puller, a standard one (22mm?) will work. Make sure to screw it all the way in.
06-27-15, 09:53 AM
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just had the peanut butter/crank bolt wrench for 30 years, TA uses the same 15mm .. Park makes the proper tool too ..
yes, a 12 point thin wall ground down works too , I took off the edge to remove the inner chamfer.
I did that to a 24mm to get my Brompton folding pedal off.. thin face bolts
yes, a 12 point thin wall ground down works too , I took off the edge to remove the inner chamfer.
I did that to a 24mm to get my Brompton folding pedal off.. thin face bolts
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I use the Campy wrench made for this. But there are some other brand crank bolt wrenches available that fit. TA. Tracx, or something like that.
Park make one? Anyway, they're nice to have.
Park make one? Anyway, they're nice to have.
06-27-15, 10:02 AM
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I'm going to go looking for a 15mm with 1/4 drive if they make such a beast. If not, the bench grinder will sing.
06-27-15, 10:09 AM
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Chuck up a 3/8" drive socket to a power drill and make noise with the grinder, keeps the diameter constant.
Have some water handy to keep the socket cool.
I would buy the proper tool though.
Take a solvent dipped tooth brush to the crank arm dust cap/puller threads to make sure those are clean, keeps them happy, plus a bit of oil.
06-27-15, 10:32 AM
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Even a 1/4" drive 15 mm socked may be too big in outside diameter, I have a 14 mm, and it would not pass.
Chuck up a 3/8" drive socket to a power drill and make noise with the grinder, keeps the diameter constant.
Have some water handy to keep the socket cool.
I would buy the proper tool though.
Take a solvent dipped tooth brush to the crank arm dust cap/puller threads to make sure those are clean, keeps them happy, plus a bit of oil.
Chuck up a 3/8" drive socket to a power drill and make noise with the grinder, keeps the diameter constant.
Have some water handy to keep the socket cool.
I would buy the proper tool though.
Take a solvent dipped tooth brush to the crank arm dust cap/puller threads to make sure those are clean, keeps them happy, plus a bit of oil.
06-27-15, 10:38 AM
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The 15 in two different 3/8" socket sets I've owned have both worked. Latest one is a cheap Craftsman.
I use a PB wrench now though, because Campy
I use a PB wrench now though, because Campy
06-27-15, 10:39 AM
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And half the members here are always putting down French bike eccentricities. Seems to be Campagnolo has more than it's fair share as well, not to mention vintage Raleighs.
Let's not discriminate, Vive la France!
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Peanut butter wrench? Is that in the same drawer as my Jelly jack?
06-27-15, 11:17 AM
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I have to agree I don recall ever having much trouble with my 12pt 15mm craftsman. I also have a 14/15 Park ratcheting wrench a a...CCW-4
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06-27-15, 11:20 AM
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I found a 12 pt Craftsman 15mm deep well at Sears that fits.
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I'm going to go looking for a 15mm with 1/4 drive if they make such a beast. If not, the bench grinder will sing.
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I am not sure if the nickname comes from the vauge resemblance to a butter knife or the legend that mechanics used to use it to make peanut butter sandwiches
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06-27-15, 01:16 PM
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I am not sure if the nickname comes from the vauge resemblance to a butter knife or the legend that mechanics used to use it to make peanut butter sandwiches
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Or the 7mm Allen key needed to remove Victory cranks (and the left-hand thread self-extractor mechanism).
No, we'd using them to spread peanut butter on crackers when we'd stop for lunch on a loaded tour.
I am not sure if the nickname comes from the vauge resemblance to a butter knife or the legend that mechanics used to use it to make peanut butter sandwiches
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06-27-15, 07:29 PM
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YEA! Campy Thread !
a quality thin wall 15mm socket will work, SNAP ON or old Craftsman because they are made from quality steel,
a cheap socket needs to be thicker because it is made out of crap steel
removing metal with a grinder from a crap steel socket is a recipe for disaster,
buy quality tools, you will never regret it
a quality thin wall 15mm socket will work, SNAP ON or old Craftsman because they are made from quality steel,
a cheap socket needs to be thicker because it is made out of crap steel
removing metal with a grinder from a crap steel socket is a recipe for disaster,
buy quality tools, you will never regret it
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Brev isn't a model. It is short for brevettato, which is the Italian word for patented.
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I just ground down a normal 15mm socket and have been using it for years. Otherwise I don't know what else requires special tools? I can put together a complete NR/SR group with a multi tool and just normal non bicycle tools. To be professionally put together then just bottom bracket wrenches and headset wrench. In the old days a channel locks was my multi tool. Haha.
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