Grease the taper and use a torque wrench. Note that Phil and Topline (to name just two off the top of my head) both recommend/ed a bit o' grease.
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > grease the taper? > YES. http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/to-grease-or-not-to-grease/ > > > On Monday, May 21, 2012 1:00:32 PM UTC-7, Zack wrote: >> >> Ok, closing the loop - >> >> I rode it over to the LBS, as I wasn't getting anywhere. >> >> Sugino XD doesn't have one of the bolts inside, just FYI. Has the dust >> cap cover thing, but that's it. >> >> Took some penetrating oil and a few minutes of using a crank pulling tool >> that allowed for a long wrench handle. Must have been on really tight, it >> was seized up a little bit. I don't think there is any way I could have >> gotten it off w/ the little park tool, and neither did LBS mechanic dude. >> >> So it's off now. A follow-up question - >> >> do you guys grease the threads of the bottom bracket taper thing? LBS guy >> said never to do that, could be why it was on so tight. wondering what the >> riv approach is with this one. i haven't messed with the crank until now >> (it came installed by riv when I got the Sam). >> >> any tips for putting the crank back on? >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/K3RJGpQEuu8J. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
