Campagnolo Athena Help Needed

[Attempted Mustache]

Hi apologies if I'm being a complete spanner, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to remove early nineties Athena crank dust caps? They are the kind with two small holes pictured here;
http://www.lfgss.com/thread56395.html

Mine are similar to the ones in that photo it looks like the previous owner has also experienced problems removing them (drive side at least)... The plastic is quite flimsy and looking at how much they go for on Fleabay I'd really rather avoid damaging them in getting them off.

Thanks, Alex

 

[nammonk]

Drive two small nails through a piece of wood at the right spacing to generate a makeshift 2-pin remover. Since they are plastic, they shouldn't have welded in and you shouldn't need much torque...

When I had a set, I think I used my set of compasses (as below) with a pin in the lead slot (so two pins). Not good for the compasses if the caps are stiff though, and it might then impact on your geometrical calculations.

There is no doubt a special Campag tool for this that someone would sell to you for a month's salary on ebay.

Nick

 

[Attempted Mustache]

Awesome, worked a treat... Cheers

 

[nammonk]

The pins in wood, or the compasses?

I thought of another way on the way home --- bend the central tine(s) of an old dining fork out of the way, space the two outer tines appropriately, and then bend the handle round (Uri Geller style) if you need more leverage! A useful tool to keep in the tool box, alongside the dining spoon tyre levers (or was it only me that used to get told off for stealing dining spoons to use as tyre levers?)

Nick

 

[Attempted Mustache]

I hammered two picture hooks through a lump of cheap pine left over from an ill-fated B&Q shelving attempt... And yes I too have had looks of sheer contempt whilst trying to sneak worse for wear cutlery back in the draw!