"D T W .../\..." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:89RWc.12209$IO1.7533@trndny03...
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"Westie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Bought the beater home after lending it to a friend. Took his platforms off. Didn't find my clipless until I was about to put the bike into the
car
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so just hand-threaded the pedals in a few turns so I wouldn't loose them
on
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the way home. Got back at home and one of the kids jumped on it before
I'd
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tightened the pedals. They hit the gas and the pedal snapped out of the crank arm, ricocheting across the pavement, taking about 2 or 3 turns of
the
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crankarm thread with it. The torn thread was like a thin alloy spring coiled around the threads of the pedal.
I think there is enough thread remaining so that the pedal would screw
in
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to
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the crank arm securely . I was wondering if any one had an good ideas before I start forcing bolts into partially stripped holes? I'd rather
not
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have to buy a new crankset. It's a Raceface Prodigy XC crankset. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)
It sounds like you have enough good thread to function. The pedals I've looked at have 7 threads over their length, leaving you 4 good threads?
I'd
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try to screw the pedal in from the back side to see if you can clean out
any
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damaged thread, although it probably won't reach thru. If you can start
it
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from the front side without cross threading it you should be fine. If an LBS is handy they may have a tap to clean up the thread. This all
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that your not some freeriding monster that breaks frames every other week ;-) If you've broken cranks in the past it's probably not a good idea to trust it. YMMV.
-- DTW .../\.../\.../\...
I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing. The rest I've just wasted.
Bought the beater home after lending it to a friend. Took his platforms off. Didn't find my clipless until I was about to put the bike into the car so just hand-threaded the pedals in a few turns so I wouldn't loose them on the way home. Got back at home and one of the kids jumped on it before I'd tightened the pedals. They hit the gas and the pedal snapped out of the crank arm, ricocheting across the pavement, taking about 2 or 3 turns of the crankarm thread with it. The torn thread was like a thin alloy spring coiled around the threads of the pedal.
I think there is enough thread remaining so that the pedal would screw in to the crank arm securely . I was wondering if any one had an good ideas before I start forcing bolts into partially stripped holes? I'd rather not have to buy a new crankset. It's a Raceface Prodigy XC crankset. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)
"Westie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Bought the beater home after lending it to a friend. Took his platforms off. Didn't find my clipless until I was about to put the bike into the
car
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so just hand-threaded the pedals in a few turns so I wouldn't loose them
on
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the way home. Got back at home and one of the kids jumped on it before
I'd
Quoted message said:
tightened the pedals. They hit the gas and the pedal snapped out of the crank arm, ricocheting across the pavement, taking about 2 or 3 turns of
the
Quoted message said:
crankarm thread with it. The torn thread was like a thin alloy spring coiled around the threads of the pedal.
I think there is enough thread remaining so that the pedal would screw in
to
Quoted message said:
the crank arm securely . I was wondering if any one had an good ideas before I start forcing bolts into partially stripped holes? I'd rather
not
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have to buy a new crankset. It's a Raceface Prodigy XC crankset. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)
It sounds like you have enough good thread to function. The pedals I've looked at have 7 threads over their length, leaving you 4 good threads? I'd try to screw the pedal in from the back side to see if you can clean out any damaged thread, although it probably won't reach thru. If you can start it from the front side without cross threading it you should be fine. If an LBS is handy they may have a tap to clean up the thread. This all assumes that your not some freeriding monster that breaks frames every other week ;-) If you've broken cranks in the past it's probably not a good idea to trust it. YMMV.
-- DTW .../\.../\.../\...
I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing. The rest I've just wasted.
"Westie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Bought the beater home after lending it to a friend. Took his platforms off. Didn't find my clipless until I was about to put the bike into the car so just hand-threaded the pedals in a few turns so I wouldn't loose them on the way home. Got back at home and one of the kids jumped on it before I'd tightened the pedals. They hit the gas and the pedal snapped out of the crank arm, ricocheting across the pavement, taking about 2 or 3 turns of the crankarm thread with it. The torn thread was like a thin alloy spring coiled around the threads of the pedal.
Try running the pedal in from the back side of the crankarm, in order to clean out the threads. If there is a enough material left, you'll know it when you really lay into the pedal with a long pedal wrench.
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I think there is enough thread remaining so that the pedal would screw in to the crank arm securely . I was wondering if any one had an good ideas before I start forcing bolts into partially stripped holes? I'd rather not have to buy a new crankset. It's a Raceface Prodigy XC crankset.
Eldi makes a threadsert (solid threaded insert) specifically for replacing the 9/16 x 20 threads in a stripped arm. You can check places like biketoolsetc.com or check with your local LBS ... if there any good they'll have the kit. It's a ~20.00 job at the LBS here.
