Best of luck with the crank Eric! I've had a crank come loose far from home and didn't have the 8mm wrench to tighten it. I thought I had "damaged" the taper. After cleaning up, greasing, and torquing (properly this time) it has worked fine ever since.
Now I make sure I have a tool to fit the crank bolt in the tool kit in each bike. Angus On Jul 24, 4:42 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Reinstalled the Sugino this morning. Wiped all the grease off the > spindle and off the crankarms. Torqued down to recommended. Then > went riding. Including some hills that were grunt up quality. > Stopped three times in 30 miles to check the tightness. Including a > stop at Hiawatha Cyclery and borrowed their torque wrench and 8mm. > > So far, nothing. > > We shall see what happens. Our trip is not bicycle based. But we > will be riding some bike trails the next few days and away from handy > access to a shop. Gotta make sure have got the tools to deal with > this type of failure on the road. > > Thanks all for the suggestions. Of course, if this fails again, > that's it. Just outboard from then on for this bike. One other bike > has a modern XT crank and the difference in Q goes unnoticed. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jul 24, 11:15 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Chuck is right; the pressure on the grease is great enough to negate the > > difference between "enough" and "too much'. > > > I torque mine to (forget what; have it marked on my torque wrench) and then > > ride forever after with no problem, never bothering to retorque. I think it > > is the initial torque that, if sufficient, does the job. > > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Chuck <chuckw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Although a thin coat is probably best, it would be hard to damage a > > > crank by applying too much grease. The excess would just be forced out > > > when you applied the proper torque. You can damage them by riding > > > when they are loose - as others have said, I re-torque after the first > > > few rides... > > > > If you feel that you have two Sugino cranksets that are beyond repair, > > > I'll be happy to take them off your hands and dispose of them > > > properly. I'll even pay the shipping! :) > > > > Chuck > > > > On Jul 24, 8:14 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > From what appears to be two distorted corners on the left crank arm. > > > > The arm, without tightening down, seems to sit on the spindle > > > > "funny". Not like the right arm does. > > > > > However, it could be I had over-greased everything. But that would > > > > not explain why the crank worked fine for a couple of hundred miles, > > > > then started. More likely it had been slowly working loose. With my > > > > riding style it probably means the damage is there. > > > > > Might clean off the grease from the spindle and re-install > > > > everything. Then take on a 20-40 mile test ride. But am not sure > > > > want to risk it a day before a 3 day trip with the wife. > > > > > Eric Platt > > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > On Jul 23, 7:51 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > > Eric, > > > > > > Why are the cranks "beyond repair"? > > > > > > Angus > > > > > > On Jul 23, 7:41 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Well, it may have been too much grease on the spindle. Quite a bit > > > > > > when I cleaned it off. Things were fine for a month or so. Then > > > > > > the > > > > > > looseness became apparent. > > > > > > > Frustrating as two cranksets are now beyond repair. Couldn't even > > > > > > make a single work, as one was 170, the other 175. Sigh. > > > > > > > At least the crank on there now is reliable. Rode 20 miles on it > > > > > > today without problem. > > > > > > > Eric Platt > > > > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > > > On Jul 23, 12:08 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > on 7/22/10 7:51 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > Are you using a torque wrench to get the cranks to the desired > > > tightness? > > > > > > > > > I've found that since getting a torque wrench things fit > > > > > > > > together > > > a > > > > > > > > lot better when I assemble them. > > > > > > > > True. > > > > > > > > Also, with square taper cranks, you _do_ want to grease the bolt > > > threads. > > > > > > > Makes getting the proper torque much, much easier. > > > > > > > > I've found that after installation, a ride of 1-2 hours followed > > > > > > > by > > > > > > > re-torquing the bolts tends to eliminate loosening after an > > > install. > > > > > > > > - J > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Jim Edgar > > > > > > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > > > > > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > > > > > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > > > > > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > "'You both ride your bike?' 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