Cotter pin tool wanted.

[oxfordrider]

I'm looking for a tool that removes the cotters from the cranks. Park tool used to sell them but they quit selling them. Thanks for the help.

[jamessd]

Urm... can you not use a hammer gently? (I thought that's what Idid...but it was a while ago).

[oxfordrider]

Thanks. I could do it with a hammer but am looking for the tool.

[kington99]

Thanks. I could do it with a hammer but am looking for the tool.

is it some sort of screw-action puller? I've only seen them removed with a soft-faced hammer, and then a pin punch if needs be.

[Eddbmxdude]

I'm looking for a tool that removes the cotters from the cranks. Park tool used to sell them but they quit selling them. Thanks for the help.

Isn't that tool called a hammer?

[rob.northcott]

I'm with the others - always used to use a hammer when I had cottered cranks on bikes (with the crank supported on a block of wood so it doesn't bugger up the bottom bracket bearings). I thought everybody did... didn't know there was a special tool available.

Is this (http://bikesmithdesign.com/CotterPress/) the type of thing you mean?

Rob

[StephenH]

I recently assembled an Indian bicycle and made my own cotter press as shown here:
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z172/stephenhazelton/MiscBikePhotos/BikeTools.jpg

It's the two blue bars and two bolts, if that helps.
To use it, you have to insert appropriate spacers (ie, oversized nuts). It seems to have done the job.
I started with a $5 crowbar, then used about $15 worth of drill bits to drill those holes, as that crowbar was fairly hard and the bits were fairly not hard. Those are grade 8 bolts 3/8, which you can torque down pretty good. It's long enough to fit completely around the crank, with the bolt nearest the cotter actually doing most of the work.

[StephenH]

I also remember seeing a post somewhere (on bike forums) about people using an automotive tool on these. It was some sort of little clamp-like tool that cost $10 or so. Maybe ball-joint-remover or something of the sort. I haven't tried it myself.

(Edit: Found 'em:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht222-ball-joint-remover/path/automotive-hand-tools/brand/clarke
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product?storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%3A2004158&TID=231000000&TID=231000000&productId=2004158&catalogId=10101

[oxfordrider]

Thanks for the input. I am actually looking for something to set the cotter pins on my high wheel. I really don't like pounding them with a hammer.

[jamessd]

I really don't like pounding them with a hammer.

Well... you could gently hit them in with a rubber mallet combined with block of wood?

[mgrant]

I'm looking for a tool that removes the cotters from the cranks. Park tool used to sell them but they quit selling them. Thanks for the help.
http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/CotterPress/