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Any Tricks for installing FSA MegaExo Cranks
Just installed a pair of the FSA K-Force MegaExo Cranks on my ride. Quite a
struggle getting the spindle inserted thru the bearings and BB. Any tricks to make this easier next time? BTW These are beautiful cranks, very stiff, very reponsive, very smooth bearings ..... thxs |
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Any Tricks for installing FSA MegaExo Cranks
Sir Topham Hatt wrote: Just installed a pair of the FSA K-Force MegaExo Cranks on my ride. Quite a struggle getting the spindle inserted thru the bearings and BB. Any tricks to make this easier next time? BTW These are beautiful cranks, very stiff, very reponsive, very smooth bearings .... thxs A tap on the crank, with lots of grasso on the spindle. Hopefully your frame is prepped, very important with these external bearing cranks. |
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Any Tricks for installing FSA MegaExo Cranks
Also, per the FSA warranty department, install the non-drive cup after
pushing the spindle through the drive side. By screwing it in, it will pul itselft over the spindle and help avoid breakage of the plastic bearing cover/bushing. "Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message oups.com... Sir Topham Hatt wrote: Just installed a pair of the FSA K-Force MegaExo Cranks on my ride. Quite a struggle getting the spindle inserted thru the bearings and BB. Any tricks to make this easier next time? BTW These are beautiful cranks, very stiff, very reponsive, very smooth bearings .... thxs A tap on the crank, with lots of grasso on the spindle. Hopefully your frame is prepped, very important with these external bearing cranks. |
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Any Tricks for installing FSA MegaExo Cranks
Well then somebody better tell FSA's Warranty Department, those are not what the instructions say ... Install the R. bearing cup and alloy middle spacer. Tighten cup to 400~500 kgf-cm / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs. (Use FSA cup tool part no. E0102 or Park Tool part no. BBT-9) (3), (4) Install the L. bearing cups and rubber shell spacer. Tighten to 400~500 kgf-cm / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs. (5), (6), Install O-ring fully onto the axle of the R. crank. Install one triple spacer. (7) Gently and completely insert the R. crank through the BB cups. (8), (9) Install O-Ring and triple spacer on L. side of axle. (10), (11) Grease the threads and washers of the M18 fixing screw. Install the L. crank onto the axle. Tighten the fixing screw to 350~400 kgf-cm I had one other small problem. The screw at the bottom of the BB shell, that holds the shifter cable guide, interfeared with the installation of the aluminum spacer. I had to back off on the screw, then install the spacer, then set the screw back. "Wannagofast" wrote: Also, per the FSA warranty department, install the non-drive cup after pushing the spindle through the drive side. By screwing it in, it will pul itselft over the spindle and help avoid breakage of the plastic bearing cover/bushing. "Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message roups.com... Sir Topham Hatt wrote: Just installed a pair of the FSA K-Force MegaExo Cranks on my ride. Quite a struggle getting the spindle inserted thru the bearings and BB. Any tricks to make this easier next time? BTW These are beautiful cranks, very stiff, very reponsive, very smooth bearings .... thxs A tap on the crank, with lots of grasso on the spindle. Hopefully your frame is prepped, very important with these external bearing cranks. |
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Any Tricks for installing FSA MegaExo Cranks
At least warranty knows that there is a problem with step 7, so they need to talk internally and take the learnings from the field/warranty department and use them to improve the instructions. It would be cheap to update the online ones. The warranty guy told me because of breakage on the non-drive side cover/bushing, they've improved it by mixing carbon in with the plastic. "Sir Topham Hatt" wrote in message ... Well then somebody better tell FSA's Warranty Department, those are not what the instructions say ... Install the R. bearing cup and alloy middle spacer. Tighten cup to 400~500 kgf-cm / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs. (Use FSA cup tool part no. E0102 or Park Tool part no. BBT-9) (3), (4) Install the L. bearing cups and rubber shell spacer. Tighten to 400~500 kgf-cm / 39~49 N-m / 29~36 ft-lbs. (5), (6), Install O-ring fully onto the axle of the R. crank. Install one triple spacer. (7) Gently and completely insert the R. crank through the BB cups. (8), (9) Install O-Ring and triple spacer on L. side of axle. (10), (11) Grease the threads and washers of the M18 fixing screw. Install the L. crank onto the axle. Tighten the fixing screw to 350~400 kgf-cm I had one other small problem. The screw at the bottom of the BB shell, that holds the shifter cable guide, interfeared with the installation of the aluminum spacer. I had to back off on the screw, then install the spacer, then set the screw back. "Wannagofast" wrote: Also, per the FSA warranty department, install the non-drive cup after pushing the spindle through the drive side. By screwing it in, it will pul itselft over the spindle and help avoid breakage of the plastic bearing cover/bushing. "Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message roups.com... Sir Topham Hatt wrote: Just installed a pair of the FSA K-Force MegaExo Cranks on my ride. Quite a struggle getting the spindle inserted thru the bearings and BB. Any tricks to make this easier next time? BTW These are beautiful cranks, very stiff, very reponsive, very smooth bearings .... thxs A tap on the crank, with lots of grasso on the spindle. Hopefully your frame is prepped, very important with these external bearing cranks. |
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