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?
@moira Soak it in some kind of solvent overnight or for a few days (outdoors!). WD-40 might work, or penetrating oil. (PB Blaster would work but it's nasty stuff). THEN, try removing the crank after it's soaked. I managed to get a crank off that way (oh yeah, also used a vise clamped to a wood patio and used the frame for leverage). Wasn't easy.
@ai6yr I've been throwing the only penetrating oil I've ever seen do anything at all (WD-40 brand specifically) for a couple of days, it just says "nuh-UH" and sits there.
since the gearset is riveted so must be replaced as a set i'm kinda thinking of sawing it off
@moira 😬 Wow! Well, good luck! Sounds like my stuck seat post level of challenge (which I worked on for weeks.. that did not go well, lol)
@ai6yr I remember! That was a real adventure. I hope this does not also take weeks xD
(I am tho' worried that aluminium has welded to steel, because those are the metals involved here, so.)
@PatrickHerd @ai6yr @moira Thermal violence is the solution to all of these problems. Whether it's because it lets go from a little bit of heat movement or ends up an ingot is all part of the mystery.
@lakeswimmer @PatrickHerd @ai6yr p. much thinking it's already an ingot xD
CAN'T STICK IF IT'S A LIQUID sounds good at this moment tho' i admit !
@moira @PatrickHerd @ai6yr This would be a situation where I would sacrifice bottom bracket and cranks and cut/remove. (Not melt...)
@lakeswimmer @PatrickHerd @ai6yr yeh basically i'm gonna get out the dremel
(i'd get out the angle grinder but i don't have an angle grinder oof)
…and the agony of right side defeat.
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