race face evolve XC chainring removal

bertypreston
bertypreston Posts: 158
edited March 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
basically can i I replace the big and middle chainrings without removing the whole chainset from the frame ?

Cheers in advance.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    external bearings?

    fairly sure you cant.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • bertypreston
    bertypreston Posts: 158
    not sure , would i not be able to just removed the screws and hoop them over the cranks/pedals ?
  • vanamees
    vanamees Posts: 75
    Yes you can. Have to take out grannys bolts also.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    bertypreston wrote:
    not sure , would i not be able to just removed the screws and hoop them over the cranks/pedals ?

    used to be able on the earlier designs of axle but the side of the External BB cups can stop this on some cranks.

    but it is so easy to remove the crank. and it is easier to remove the sing arm with the cranks off.
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  • bertypreston
    bertypreston Posts: 158
    ok cool, I take it that its possible to remove the cranks without removeing the bottom bracket ? Should have said earlier but i dont have BB removal tool.
  • paul20v
    paul20v Posts: 267
    bertypreston wrote:
    ok cool, I take it that its possible to remove the cranks without removeing the bottom bracket ? Should have said earlier but i dont have BB removal tool.
    Yes you can remove the cranks without removing the BB
    the crank just slides out when you have removed the non drive side arm.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    paul20v wrote:
    bertypreston wrote:
    ok cool, I take it that its possible to remove the cranks without removeing the bottom bracket ? Should have said earlier but i dont have BB removal tool.
    Yes you can remove the cranks without removing the BB
    the crank just slides out when you have removed the non drive side arm.

    wrong arm. RF have the drive arm removable from the axle.
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  • kevolution
    kevolution Posts: 70
    Depending on the model year, you may need a crank extractor with pill.

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