Chainset

theshrew

Just got home after pushing my bike about 8 bloody miles. Peddle had come loose and buggered the thread up grrrrrrr

So I presume I will now need to change the chainset ?

Will I need any special tools to do this ?

Are they all a standard size or will I have to buy a specific one to fit the bike ?

poah

what crank/BB do you currently have?

cooldad

What you need depends on the crankset/bottom bracket.

And what you can fit depends on the bike/BB shell.

theshrew

It's a Shamarno Deore. Bit annoying really as it's not had much use since it was last changed by a workshop.

sheepsteeth

id buy the same thing again, there is little wrong with a deore chainset.

tools you will need are:

5mm allen key
shimano end cap tool
pedal spanner (or allen key if your pedals have the means)

Tools you might need:

a soft faced hammer

tools which will help to do a proper job:

Torque wrench

cooldad

As the crankset comes with a BB might as well change that as well, as the Deore BB is pretty rubbish and will die soon enough, so add in an HTII BB tool.

theshrew

Nice one thanks for the advice chaps :-)

The Rookie

If swapping from a internal to a external BB then you'll need the tools to remove the internal and the tools to fit the HTII, plus you may need to get the frame faced.

cooldad

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19676848#p19676848]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

If swapping from a internal to a external BB then you'll need the tools to remove the internal and the tools to fit the HTII, plus you may need to get the frame faced.

You might have missed the picture.

Obviously at your age it's either failing eyesight, senility or both.

Monty Dog

If you've just borked the pedal thread, you can get it repaired with a steel Helicoil insert - it'll be stronger than new and only about a tenner.

theshrew

I never thought about that.

Where can I buy something to do the job ? I've already ordered the new parts but could always send them back. Nothing wrong with the parts that's on the bike so no point throwing money at it if I can repair for a pinch of the price

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19676918#p19676918]cooldad[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19676848#p19676848]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

If swapping from a internal to a external BB then you'll need the tools to remove the internal and the tools to fit the HTII, plus you may need to get the frame faced.

You might have missed the picture.

Obviously at your age it's either failing eyesight, senility or both.

Overseas and the firewall strips out most pictures, so not failing eyesight, confusingly for some sources I know there is a picture missing as it inserts the word 'image' (or a poster mentions it) but not for this source!