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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net 12 min. ago

the thrill of left side victory…

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the frame in a vise with the left side crank on top with crank puller installed and ready to pull

The crank PULLED! with the link and the bottom bracket showing

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net 9 min. ago

…and the agony of right side defeat.

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the drive side in the same vise with everything set up as before, a spanner set up to turn, and…

…the tool angled over with its threads filled with aluminium stripped out of the crank, all threads destroyed.

Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net 8 min. ago

in a word: _fuck_.

now I still have to figure out how to get this goddamned crank off using asymmetrical force

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