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- CommentAuthorElxiddicus
- CommentTimeNov 29th 2008
Hi, I've recently begun my first bike-building project, and I have a Peugeot Super Sport road bike with various broken parts.
The left crank arm is broken and needs replacing, and I figure I'll just replace both crank arms and pedals while I'm at it. I've spent a little while staring at it confusedly and I'm not sure if I can remove the crank arm without removing the whole crankset. There doesn't seem to be a straightforward way, anyway. Can anyone tell me if it's normal for crank arms to be detachable from the chainwheel, or if the opposite is true? -
- CommentAuthorKyle Dickinson
- CommentTimeNov 29th 2008
The crank should just be attached to the chainring by 5 allen bolts, pretty easily removed. -
- CommentAuthorElxiddicus
- CommentTimeNov 29th 2008
alright! Thanks Kyle. -
- CommentAuthorbchhun
- CommentTimeNov 29th 2008
isn't it the other way around? you can easily remove the chainring, but not the cranks. -
- CommentAuthorJoshua A.C. Newman
- CommentTimeNov 29th 2008
It's all pretty easy. The crankarms require a crank remover, which is a $10 tool. Chainring bolts don't require, but are helped a lot by, a chainring driver, which is a $3 tool. -
- CommentAuthortotal
- CommentTimeNov 30th 2008
Seconded that, I had to solve this problem too and discovered the crank remover after maybe a whole hour of confusion, hammering, pulling and staring at the cranks, lol. -
- CommentAuthorrumblefiche
- CommentTimeNov 30th 2008
Performance and Nashbar both sell a pretty good starter tool kit for around $70. You'll save money over time by getting one of these rather than buying seperate tools. It usually will have a couple freewheel tools, crank pullers, chain tool, headset/BB wrench, chain whip and several other tools you'll find indispensable if you're working at home.
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