Tool needed to pull TA cranks from Schwinn Sports Tourer?

[juvela]

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you may wish to visit Sheldon Brown & John S. Allen...

Tool Tips-Cotterless Cranks

If your bicycle has a three-piece crankset, as most do, the first step in overhauling your bottom bracket is to remove the cranks (arms) from the ends of the bottom bracket spindle.

sheldonbrown.com

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[mherke]

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you may wish to visit Sheldon Brown & John S. Allen...

Tool Tips-Cotterless Cranks

If your bicycle has a three-piece crankset, as most do, the first step in overhauling your bottom bracket is to remove the cranks (arms) from the ends of the bottom bracket spindle.

sheldonbrown.com

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Thanks for the link and tip!

 

[kostnerave]

Hi mherke,
I bought a tool from J.A. Stein Co. specifically for T A cranks. It's 23.0 x 1.0 mm. A little Tri Flow on the threads didn't hurt.
Mike

 

[juvela]

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did your example depart the barn wearing specification Atom 440's or was it fitted with KKT RTSF's?


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[Schwinn Sales West]

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have never employed a torque wrench for this

been doing it for over fifty year. 😉

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Well I guess we are both dinosaurs, LOL.
I own and use lots of torque wrenches for automotive and motorcycle repairs. I have never used a torque wrench on a cotterless crank.

Our shop procedure was to use a large 4 by 4 against the crank arm and Wack it once with a large ball peen hammer, then snug up the crank arm retention bolt (or nut). It might look crude, but we never had a crank arm come loose or damaged a crank arm. We also believed in a thin coat of grease on the spindle flats before the arm went on.

John

 

[mherke]

Hi mherke,
I bought a tool from J.A. Stein Co. specifically for T A cranks. It's 23.0 x 1.0 mm. A little Tri Flow on the threads didn't hurt.
Mike

Thanks! I saw this one and was curious about it.

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did your example depart the barn wearing specification Atom 440's or was it fitted with KKT RTSF's?


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Not sure I follow what you mean.

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

Thanks! I saw this one and was curious about it.

Not sure I follow what you mean.

He's asking if you have French or Japanese pedals when it was factory shipped.

Using a genuine TA remover is important on your cranks. I have the same issue on my Paramount Tandem TA cranks.

John

 

[mherke]

Thanks! I saw this one and was curious about it.

Not sure I follow what you mean

It came with the Atom 440 french pedals. They seem pretty nice and are extremely smooth to rotate.

 

[Schwinn499]

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did your example depart the barn wearing specification Atom 440's or was it fitted with KKT RTSF's?


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I believe the KKT substitute was in '72?

Pics of the bike please !

 

[mherke]

I believe the KKT substitute was in '72?

Pics of the bike please !

Thanks for your interest! I actually just received it yesterday via ups. Still putting it together. I'll post a pic tomorrow from the previous owner. It's taking me a bit of time since it was damaged during shipping. The major issue is the seat tube took a hit where the seat post enters the frame and is preventing the seat tube from installing into the frame. It's a minor dent that I believe any machine shop can fix.