Any ideas for removing crank shaft w/o special tool?

[elf 232]

Transfering parts from one bike to another and trying to avoid a visit to the shop or buy the tool itself, so does anyone know of any way to remove a crank shaft without the tool?

[muddy beast]

yeah...go to the shop and ask them to do it. I get that stuff done for free all the time, and only takes a minute.

[binary visions]

I agree that you should just get a shop to do it. Any ways you may find to remove the cranks could damage the splines and/or spindle. You don't want to do that.

Either buy the tool or get a shop to do it. Shouldn't cost much. If you have a good relationship with the shop, they should do it for free while you wait, considering it takes about ten seconds to do.

[elf 232]

welllll, they charged me 10$ not including star nut itself, to tap my star nut in which took all of about 3 seconds so im kinda afraid. i guess il just take it down there though anyways.

[elf 232]

its such a large shop thats its not that personable and they always have different shifts of people so i dont really know anyone there.

[Wumpus]

You can buy a BB tool for $10.