stripped crank threads

chrisk
chrisk Posts: 44
edited October 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
hi, i have managed to strip the extractor threads on my square taper cranks and was wondering if there is any sort of repair so I can still whip them off with a crank extractor? (I can get them off at the moment but the method is far from ideal)

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    not really. keep on doing what you are doing or replace them.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • chrisk
    chrisk Posts: 44
    cheers for the super speedy response
  • BoredHousewife
    BoredHousewife Posts: 416
    if the thread goes completely then its 'Hammer-Time', sorry. :oops:
  • habitrail
    habitrail Posts: 109
    angle grinder time maybe? and then have some serious fun! I love angle grinders!

    try and use your crank extractor again, fire it in as far as it can go and remember to nip it up with a spanner then see how ya get one, people forget to put the extractor all the way into the thread of the crank arm.
  • chrisk
    chrisk Posts: 44
    cheers peeps, i'll start saving for some new cranks then!

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