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Bikes: 1977 Raleigh Record, 1987 Schwinn Prelude, 1971 Raleigh Record, 1988 Schwinn Traveler, 1967 (?) Carlton Super Course, 1959 Huffy Sportsman 3 speed, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, yet another 70-something Raleigh Record
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I used the pipe and flange method on an old three speed a while back. But I was afraid the hammering would crack my garage floor, so I took it outside, tied the frame up on a chain link fence, sat a cinder block under the frame, put a 1/4" steel plate on the block, and sat the pipe flange on the plate. Also had another plate that I held on top of the cotter, and hammered on the plate. I got the cotters out with 3 or 4 blows each, but I imagine all the different pieces probably diminished the effectiveness of my hammer blows.