… the right tool.

Possible?

Loath to spend the £35 on something that is SO specific, and frankly rather overpriced for what it is.

Looks like a bearing puller ought to work, if there’s sufficient room to get the prongs in between the crank and BB.

Or there’s the “batter it with a universal persuader” option, but I’d rather not do that…

What bodges have you come up with?

Cheers,

Jon

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/33713/Shimano_Left_Hand_Crank_Removal_Tool_TLFC35

get the tool it’s so easy to use and your just going to mash something doing it the other way.

So you’re happy to pay a fair wack for a top of the range crank, but would rather rask damaging crank for the sake of £24??? 😯
Have a word with yourself. 🙄

I need one of those – Do they make one for right handed people?

Borrow one. Every other M970 crank owner in the world has one 😉

Where are you based?

Cranks were bought second hand – no way am I spending over £300 on cranks. I’m pretty on for having “the right tool for the job” (I have LOTS of tools), but in this case the cost of the tool seems to be based on having a captive audience and ramping the price up accordingly, rather than what it’s worth. £15 or £20 new would be a fair price – it’s not substantially different to a cassette tool after all.

Rather than just bending over and accepting getting bummed by Shimano (again), I figured I’d see what else other people do when faced with the same problem.

The Winstanley option is where I’ll be going if there isn’t a better way to do it.

I asked in the classifieds a few weeks back and picked one up for less than £24. Lovely cranks BTW, and mine were at a bargain price too

Calm down dear, I wasn’t criticizing, I was offering. Its not like you have to remove them that often is it?

exact same issue. grrrr

any joy?

might be way out here as i would never pay that much for a crank BUT the new style shimano QRs fit my slx lock ring perfect and have come in usefull for a ‘trail fixy’ more than once.

OOPS, just looked at the link, i WAS way out,,,,, worth a mention though (lockring/QR/trail fixy)

ive had a beer or 2 😀

it’s not substantially different to a cassette tool after all

Have a go at using a cassette tool then. Remember to let us know how you get on.

anyone else feel like being useful?

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