my cranks broke

I am interested to know what you were doing when they broke, in what way
they broke, and how they were installed on the uni. Also what length
cranks are they?

Do you have any pictures that you could post?

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The way that they broke is they got stripped. I was just riding when I
noticed they were stripped, but I think it happened from too many drops
and too much hopping. Doing drops and hopping is the kind of thing I
like doing, which is why I need stronger cranks.

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unless you invest in something expensive, like kookas, you shall find
that all the other [square tapered] crank arms will perform similarly.
my suggestion is that you make the investment and buy a splined hub and
crank set. i went through six pairs of crank arms on my muni with suzue
hub (i am riding the nimbus x's now). since i usually ride my onza
trials now, my muni's crank arms have had a much needed break. unless
you would prefer to dish out 35 bucks every few months for replacement
crank arms, get a splined setup.

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die-hard uni said:

*The way that they broke is they got stripped. *

What part stripped? Did the pedal threads strip (where the pedal screws
in to the crank)? Did it start wobbling on the hub?

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That's exactly what happened, the pedal threads stripped.

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die-hard uni said:

*That's exactly what happened, the pedal threads stripped. *

Then the hops and drops probably had nothing to do with it; you probably
used too much torque to tighten the pedals. What kind of wrench did you
use?

The use of blue loctite on the pedal threads assures that the pedals
won't unscrew even if you just tighten them until they are snug.
There's not really any need to honk them down real hard.

uni.com is extremely liberal with their returns policy and I'm sure
they'd replace them for you under warrantee. It would also be
reasonable to assume the liability yourself, based on the above
analysis.

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If the pedal threads BOTH stripped, one obvious possibility is that you
had the cranks on the wrong sides. I made that mistake and the pedals
unwound and ruined the thread on one of the cranks.

The threads wind in opposite directions.

I can see no obvious reason why drops would strip the threads.

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GREASE GREASE and more GREASE.....

If you grease down all threads the chance of stripping anything is
greatly deminished. You should have a big tub of grease on your
workbench at all times! 🙂

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Sounds like either the cranks were on the wrong sides, or the pedals
were just allowed to be loose while you continued to ride.

Make sure the right-hand threaded crank is on the right side when you
ride, and check your pedals every once in a while for tightness. Then
they should last until the axle breaks!

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And be very careful when threading the pedals in aluminum cranks. The
aluminum threads are not as strong as steel threads and they can be
stripped if the pedals are threaded on cross-threaded. Cross-threading
is where the threads do not sync up properly when you start threading on
the pedal. You're threading the pedal on across the grain. It's
amazingly easy to do.

When you start threading the pedals on you need to use your fingers.
Don't use a wrench. By using your fingers you'll be able to feel when
the threads are lined up and your fingers can't generate enough force to
cross-thread. Use your fingers to get a couple revolutions and then you
can use the wrench.

Again, it's amazingly easy to cross thread a pedal. Especially with
aluminum cranks, but it's also possible with steel cranks. Be
careful.

And the pedal threads should be greased.

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