raceface ride xc cranckset

davenah
davenah Posts: 3
edited February 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Could anyone help with small problem i have i need to remove crankset but cannot split them i have removed 8mm bolt and tried to get them apart but no luck have tried a mallet and brute force do i need to man up and just hit it harder thanks

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    You need a crank extractor tool. Or if it has a self extracting crank bolt, replace the two parts and try again.
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  • davenah
    davenah Posts: 3
    It is just one bolt with a cap, crank extractor tool then thanks
  • he\'sdownagain
    he\'sdownagain Posts: 81
    hi. i have the race face evolve. the way to split is ..lets say you have the 8mm pin and the 10mm end cap out. put the 8mm pin in and tighten.. put the 10mm end cap on and tighten. now take your 8mm key and put it through the hole in the end cap and undo the pin, as this unscrews it will extract the crank arm.
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 5,120
    he\'sdownagain wrote:
    hi. i have the race face evolve. the way to split is ..lets say you have the 8mm pin and the 10mm end cap out. put the 8mm pin in and tighten.. put the 10mm end cap on and tighten. now take your 8mm key and put it through the hole in the end cap and undo the pin, as this unscrews it will extract the crank arm.

    Ride XC's, or at least some, aren't compatible with self extracting bolts
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  • Fenred
    Fenred Posts: 428
    peter413 wrote:
    he\'sdownagain wrote:
    hi. i have the race face evolve. the way to split is ..lets say you have the 8mm pin and the 10mm end cap out. put the 8mm pin in and tighten.. put the 10mm end cap on and tighten. now take your 8mm key and put it through the hole in the end cap and undo the pin, as this unscrews it will extract the crank arm.

    Ride XC's, or at least some, aren't compatible with self extracting bolts


    Correct....I have these cranks, any hollowtech 2 crank extractor will work. Dont do what I did and buy self extracting crank bolts, you're wasting your money.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Fenred wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    he\'sdownagain wrote:
    hi. i have the race face evolve. the way to split is ..lets say you have the 8mm pin and the 10mm end cap out. put the 8mm pin in and tighten.. put the 10mm end cap on and tighten. now take your 8mm key and put it through the hole in the end cap and undo the pin, as this unscrews it will extract the crank arm.

    Ride XC's, or at least some, aren't compatible with self extracting bolts


    Correct....I have these cranks, any hollowtech 2 crank extractor will work. Dont do what I did and buy self extracting crank bolts, you're wasting your money.

    they should have come with there own bolt and extracting ring.

    CRC do replacements.

    note the FSA also use the same diameter extracting ring but with the opposite thread on it. Not compatible.
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  • Fenred
    Fenred Posts: 428
    I have the 2008 crankset (I'm assuming OP has the same), for some bizare reason race face didnt include the self extracting crank bolt as part of the crankset...Wierd!!
  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 5,120
    Self extracting bolts will NOT fit, they are the wrong size. I have one in my toolbox when I was told it would fit but it didn't, the diameter of the cap is too large
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  • Fenred
    Fenred Posts: 428
    Exactly what I found...Proceed directly to HT2 extractor... :)

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