Bicycle Tutor

How do u remove the Shimano FC-M521 crank set from the specialized rockhopper expert disk 2009 and what tools do you need to do this ?

thanks !!!

specialized rockhopper expert disk 2009 link: http://www.specialized.com/gb/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=40635

Well first you would need to remove the Crank bolts on the arms, they usually take a 15mm socket.

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After you get those off you'd want to use a crank puller. You can check out the Videos, there is a tutorial on how to remove the cranks and one to remove the bottom bracket.

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You might not actually have to remove the bottom bracket if your just putting on a new crankset and it uses the same bottom bracket.

Not sure without seeing the crank. Post a pic if you can. The M521 is an Octalink crankset, similar to the ISIS standard. Some cranks are of the self extracting kind (Like my Truvativs) and don't require a crank tool. Watch the video at this site, and go from there.