Motorized tools -- I understand now. On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 4:25 PM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote:
> I documented (or think I documented) that my RoadUno complete had its > crank bolts SUPER tight. I extended my long handle 8mm allen with a ~2ft > length of PVC pipe. I toe strapped the crank arm to the chainstay and > leaned on it. It released with a loud "POP" sound. After that initial > "release" it unscrewed as effortlessly as one would expect. The threads > were kind of greased but there was no grease under the head of the bolt. I > envision they used some impact wrench object to get it tight, and the > binding was just friction between the underside of the head of the bolt and > the aluminum of the crank arm. That interface should be lubed, and now it > is. :) > > I have no difficulty imagining that a Clem Complete was built in a similar > process. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 1:47:13 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> To All: What might make the crank bolt seize in the spindle? This >> situation is entirely outside of my experience, which goes back to the late >> 1960s. >> >> I've used allen-head crank bolts myself, but only after tightening the >> crank arms onto the spindle with hex-head bolts -- in other words, I >> installed the allen-head bolts for looks. I can't imagine tightening allen >> head crank bolts harder than hex head bolts, and I've never had hex bolts >> seize. Even after I forgot to lube them. >> >> Patrick "beats me" Moore >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtWapJaaWy8eyNVGg47z5hvjRxjkFs86dGMi-p1Fb4YXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
