search...
⌘
k
games
users
posts
chat
tricks
vault
tourney
metrics
arcade
shop
1
online
Toggle Sidebar
posts
503
louis
/
Mar 9, 2022
3 likes
do old school groovies need a special extraction tool? never rode them but I think I was told that when I was a teen. or am I safe to put these on and they won’t get stuck lol
random
11 messages
louis
the hole looks so much deeper than other cranks I own
2
Pavel Holba
Maybe it's just me, but these old groovies ripped so many of my shoes and so often my ankles that I just hate them. Btw, I believe they can be removed with standard isis crank puller (mine had thread so damaged that I was unable to).
2
I mean, the depth of that hole should't matter if diameter is the same - try your extraction tool if you can easilly screw that in - if yes, you should be fine.
1
louis
Thank you!!
moses hart
@louis i think if you have an isis crank puller you should be good
Ivar Christenson
There was something called self extractor was it in those?
Mark Fabian
A standard crank extractor won't work with the groovies, because the thread inside is reversed. So the extractor you can use to remove those Qu-Ax cranks won't work with the groovies... the diameter is the same, but the thread is opposite direction. Ivar is right, they can be removed with a self extractor, which is a ring that has a reversed thread on the outer face of it. Therefore while unscrewing the crank bolt, you actually pull the crank down as well - however these rings tend to get loose and then lost... option B is to use a bearing puller or bearing extractor, and remove the bearings and the cranks at the same time. If the ring is lost then this is the best option really. I hope this helps!
4
louis
yes wow! I thought there was so
1
Something like that. Thank you mark! I ended up putting on some Eiffel towers instead & selling the complete to a local rider starting out! and giving these to Phil. hope he’s reading this too or knows what what’s
2
Thank you
1
moses hart
louis i’ll let phil know
2
write a message...