the thrill of left side victory…
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in a word: _fuck_.
now I still have to figure out how to get this goddamned crank off using asymmetrical force
thinking about it I may’ve just discovered why this thing was abandoned originally
the middle gear is kinda fucked (as in needs replacing - bad teeth, a crack) and if they tried to pull the crank and fucked up the removal _then_, original owner may’ve been all “oh FUCK THIS” and got a newer better bike, probably something with an aluminium frame instead of steel for lower weight.
this is one of those times I wish I had a… wuzzut called… rober press? big screw, pushes a thing into (or out of) another thing. that’d be good here right?
it's not a rober press (or robur press spelt correctly) it's a ... fuck I can't remember. Kind of a screw press but instead of pressing plates together it just presses a little circle or something small into or out of another thing. Plus probably other stuff, idk. dang
@moira Arbor press? (Though those are usually rack and pinion, not a screw.)
@attoparsec THAT'S IT
and yeah I like 10 minutes ago (while taking parts out of the dryer) was going "...wait, _is_ it a screw?" and NOPE IT'S NOT
THIS is it. ARBOR press. Thank you!
@moira There is a 4 ton unit at my shop you're welcome to try. :)
@attoparsec "Squish the bottom bracket!" "DON' squish the bottom bracket!" "Squish the bottom bracket! [squish]" xD
Hmm, we had a small hydraulic press for some types of bearings (auto and farm shop.) rather rarely used, but super essential when it was.
Naturally we used it at least often for things it was never designed for.
…and the agony of right side defeat.
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