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I've noticed that one of my crank bolts loosens up after riding. I'm guessing that the crank arms need to settle in on the axle splines. I've used the hex wrench on my crank extractor to torque it down. I'm tightening hand tight, should I be using a torque wrench? What spec should I be tightening to? Has anyone else noticed this? Cr -- chrome ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chrome's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12885 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Some people Loctite their crank bolts...but I've never needed to. You should be torquing them down pretty hard. I'd say about 40 ft*lbs...but I'm not completely sure. -- onelesscar Catching the coker fever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onelesscar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11127 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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onelesscar wrote: Some people Loctite their crank bolts...but I've never needed to. You should be torquing them down pretty hard. I'd say about 40 ft*lbs...but I'm not completely sure. 35-40ftlbs is about right. -- Brian O. *'ProjectUNI' (http://www.otherworldsociety.org/projectuni) - *The First Serious Unicycle Computer Game* - -Multiplayer muni demo soon.-* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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you could make sure that there is grease on your crank arm bolt too, just to be on the safer side of things... -- Uniman_3 Words are made to strike the minds of the unsuspecting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uniman_3's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14387 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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i have put 80 ft/lbs and it came loose so i put loctite and about 50 and they stayed, definitely use loctite if you have a continuing problem -- skrobo Unicycle For Christ 'my video!' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58465) ____________________________________________ -last edited by \"elvisunifreak\" at 8:35 pm - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skrobo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12272 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Don't worry about a torque wrench. Do worry about dry threads. You'll be able to tighten the bolt better if you lube the bolt. You can use anti-sieze or loctite... the advantage with loctite is that the bolt will stay in place a bit longer. Use the blue (medium strength) formula of loctite and you'll be good to go for a while. -- maestro8 Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. -- Groucho Marx The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. -- François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maestro8's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7871 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62818 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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