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Pedal washers? Needed or not?
A month or so ago I bought an FSA Energy crank, and it came with thin stainless
washers to go between the crankarm and pedal (or at least that's what I figured out, since they weren't mentioned in the instructions). It was the first time I'd ever seen 'em. Anyway, I just bought an FSA from one of the discount internet places, and there were no washers (no box or hardware of any kind.. must have been OEM). Do I need to scrounge up some washers? Does it make a difference? Should I just use the ones that came with the Energy? Thanks in advance. Tom |
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TNyzio Wrote: A month or so ago I bought an FSA Energy crank, and it came with thi stainless washers to go between the crankarm and pedal (or at least that's what figured out, since they weren't mentioned in the instructions). It was th first time I'd ever seen 'em. Anyway, I just bought an FSA from one of the discount internet places and there were no washers (no box or hardware of any kind.. must have bee OEM). Do I need to scrounge up some washers? Does it make a difference? Should I just use the ones that came with the Energy? Thanks in advance. Tom They don't really help, but it leads to another discussion that th pedal to crank interface standard should be modified to have a shap similar to lug nuts and car wheels. A quotation from Jobst Brandt: "The problem is that the contact face is parallel to the force applied and that can't work as we see from the need for a left hand thread on the left pedal. The joint is always moving. Placing a washer between that face does nothing to reduce that motion. In fact part of the fretting failure is INSIDE the thread although it is most visible on the face of the crank when the pedal is removed." If we had a new pedal to crank conical interface standard this proble would go away -- daveornee |
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tnyzio- A month or so ago I bought an FSA Energy crank, and it came with thin
stainless washers BRBR Do I need to scrounge up some washers? Does it make a difference? Should I just use the ones that came with the Energy? BRBR Should use washers, why they are included. The will allow the pedal part that contacts the arm from gooning up the arm. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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TNyzio wrote:
A month or so ago I bought an FSA Energy crank, and it came with thin stainless washers to go between the crankarm and pedal (or at least that's what I figured out, since they weren't mentioned in the instructions). It was the first time I'd ever seen 'em. Anyway, I just bought an FSA from one of the discount internet places, and there were no washers (no box or hardware of any kind.. must have been OEM). Do I need to scrounge up some washers? Does it make a difference? Should I just use the ones that came with the Energy? I've always got away without them, but if the crank came with them I would use them. They slow down the rate at which the pedal chews the crank, but won't eliminate it completely. |
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I have a chain cleaner but can't say I have ever tried pedal washers.
Sounds like a gimmick to me. |
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