14mm Campy Alen Bolt Driver Hack
madassteve
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I have been installing a Campagnolo geoupset on my road bike and I ran into a problem when I didn't have a 14 mm Alen driver to torque tighten the crank bolt.
My solution was to use a high tensile 14 mm size hex nut and bolt with a washer between them to stop the bolt head falling through. With the torque being so high ensure that a high tensile bolt is used. On the head of the bolt there should be a number that relates to the tensile strength of the bolt. Use a 10.8 or 10.9 over an 8.8 if you have it.
Just thought I would share that little hack. It worked perfectly. I did snap an 8.8 bolt first though.
My solution was to use a high tensile 14 mm size hex nut and bolt with a washer between them to stop the bolt head falling through. With the torque being so high ensure that a high tensile bolt is used. On the head of the bolt there should be a number that relates to the tensile strength of the bolt. Use a 10.8 or 10.9 over an 8.8 if you have it.
Just thought I would share that little hack. It worked perfectly. I did snap an 8.8 bolt first though.
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