Re: [CR]Looking for Stronglight crank puller/chain rings

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Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 13:24:40 -0500
From: Jerry & Liz Moos <moos@penn.com>
To: mike richardson <felice@abts.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Looking for Stronglight crank puller/chain rings
References: <001401c0a4d0$a68a2cc0$1f4d5c40@richmk1.ix.netcom.com>


Don't own a TA puller, only a Park with a TA end, but you are correct about the Stronglight puller. The 16mm Stronglight socket fit not only the extractor bolt head, but also the 16mm crank bolts that Stronglight used. Zeus also used 16mm crank bolts, but with Campy-style 22mm extractor thread. If you think about that for a moment, you'll realize why removeing Zeus crank bolts can be such an adventure.

Regards,

Jerry Moos

mike richardson wrote:
> Okay, guys and girls, correct me if I'm wrong. My recent experience is as
> follows. The TA is slightly different and will try to remove the threads
> from a Stronglight 93 if used to pull this crank. I am speaking of the
> original TA and Stronglight tools from the seventies. I believe the TA has
> flat head on the remover bolt,possibly engraved with TA. The Stronglight has
> a slightly domed shape on this same bolt. Another difference is that the
> puller bolt socket sizes are different. TA-15mm, Stronglight-16mm.
>
> Mike Richardson
> Statesville,NC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harvey M Sachs <sachs@erols.com>
> To: Jerry & Liz Moos <moos@penn.com>; Jeff Widman <coinkidd@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Looking for Stronglight crank puller/chain rings
>
> >At 09:09 3/4/2001 -0500, Jerry & Liz Moos wrote:
> >><snip>
> >
> >
> >>There used to be a lot of the original Stronglight pullers
> >>around, I think they probably came with the cranks at one time. These
> >>are smaller and simpler than the VARs, you may still stumble across one
> >>at a swap meet.
> >
> >The one I have looks exactly like a TA puller. However, I don't think that
> >the threads are quite the same. Am I wrong?
> >harvey sachs
> >
> >
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Jerry Moos
> >>
> >>Jeff Widman wrote:
> >>
> >> > Speaking of 122 BCD old Stronglight cranks, I have a
> >> > 1980 Peugeot with these components. Anyways I'm
> >> > looking for a crank puller that works with the old
> >> > Stronglights, as well as some chain rings. I'm not
> >> > particularly concerned on teeth numbers, but rather
> >> > price. Sheldon Brown has some chainrings, as does
> >> > Loose Screws, but I don't really want to pay sixty
> >> > bucks. Can I just flip the rings over? Anyone got some
> >> > older barely used/unused rings they'll sell?
> >> > Anyone got a crank puller? Sheldon Brown has the VAR
> >> > model, but once again, $25?
> >> > Jeff
> >> >
> >> > --- Jerry & Liz Moos <moos@penn.com> wrote:
> >> > > Steve, "Depose" is the French word for "patented" or
> >> > > "registered", the
> >> > > equivalent of the "Brev." on Campy equipment. Most
> >> > > old Stronglight cotterless
> >> > > cranks had a 122mm inner circle and an outer circle
> >> > > that was either 122mm or, on
> >> > > model 49, the very small outer circle used by TA
> >> > > Cyclotourist and a host of
> >> > > others going back to the early part of the 20th
> >> > > century. The exception was
> >> > > model 99, which had an 86mm circle for both rings.
> >> > > BTW, be aware that
> >> > > Stronglight arms before 1982 had a unique 23.35mm
> >> > > extractor thread as compared
> >> > > to the 22mm Campy thread that became the defacto
> >> > > standard in the 80's. You will
> >> > > need an extractor made for these (I think Sheldon
> >> > > still sells them). DO NOT try
> >> > > to use the TA end of a Park extractor. It is 23mm,
> >> > > which may look like it will
> >> > > work, but will probably strip the thread. The PX-10
> >> > > site has photos of most of
> >> > > the old Stronglight models - you might find yours
> >> > > there.
> >> > >
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > >
> >> > > Jerry Moos
> >> > >
> >> > > Steve Freides wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > My long-awaited Meteor arrived earlier today; the
> >> > > non-drive side crank says
> >> > > > Stronglight in big letters and "DEPOSE" in smaller
> >> > > ones. Is that some sort
> >> > > > of generic term or a reference to the model?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It has thread-on caps and thus, I think, it's
> >> > > cotterless. The bike is
> >> > > > vintage approximately 1960 and I'm trying to
> >> > > determine what's original and
> >> > > > what's not on it. The bolt circle is one I'm not
> >> > > familiar with and the
> >> > > > rings are 52 and 36, with pretty big nuts and
> >> > > bolts holding the big ring on,
> >> > > > 13mm nuts, I'm guessing just by eyeballing them.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Any info much appreciated. I'm hoping to finish
> >> > > putting it together and get
> >> > > > it out on the road tomorrow or Sunday.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > -S-
> >> > > >
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