Ok, so last time I put back on my crank, I tightened the pinch bolt really hard with about a one foot extension to the allen key. I noticed today that the space where the pinch bolt pulls the two parts of the crank together is curving inwards because the bolt is so tight. Is this a bad thing?
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Originally Posted by *Brian MacKenzie* Have you tried rubbing your nipples with grease before twisting them so tightly?
No, don't think so. If they're bent it's too late to loosen now. I don't think they're gonna straighten out. Just leave them and see what happens. Do they look the same on both cranks?
You should be fine for now, it isn't a huge deal but it will weaken the pich bolt. My guess is you will probably be upgrading just to save weight before it breaks. Never add torque when tightening up parts for a unicycle, you can get too much just from a normal allen key already, as you can see you don't need to be adding even more to it.
Yeah, I figured it was too tight, so I loosened it and tightened it up with a regular allen key. Thank goodness nothing was bent, and Im not too strong so I dont think its too tight now. It only bends in like 1/4 or a mm now, so I think its good.
-- maximus unius
Quoted message said:
Originally Posted by *Brian MacKenzie* Have you tried rubbing your nipples with grease before twisting them so tightly?
