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How to fix? (snapped crank bolt)
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My 93 year old dad says it all the time - it may well precede Moe Larry & Curly, wise guy!A Three Stooges reference! I had to look that up but I can still appreciate your humour.
Nyuk nyuk nyuk
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Curly's riding an imaginary PelotonWhy I oughta...
Not necessarily a negative reaction, but I am an older-ish male
Would you consider the U.S. a developed country...or we on the young side?
poppy
Active member
Is it possible that maybe a Giant dealer would have cranks and or bolts for this as they also run Praxis cranks?
I thought the title was funny, reminded me of a Yugoslav fella i worked with once, everything ended in fucking, didn't matter what he was saying. There is bigger stuff to be concerned with in life, just saying.
I thought the title was funny, reminded me of a Yugoslav fella i worked with once, everything ended in fucking, didn't matter what he was saying. There is bigger stuff to be concerned with in life, just saying.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
The "F" word can be used for many different parts of speech. When I was an apprentice in a heavy gear fitting workshop (gearboxes the size of Chieftain tanks and bigger!), there was a driller that taught me a thing or two.
He was attempting to drill a 3" diameter hole in a large steel casting. There was only one of these high value components made for a very big job that was already overdue. Important people were stood around watching. Suddenly, the drill snapped, leaving half of it jammed in the casting. What the driller shouted next could be heard all over the workshop.
"F***!, t' F***ing F***ers F***ed!
For those not from the North of England, the t' stands for the word "the" and it is pronounced like the "t" at the end of the word "but". To the uninitiated it sounded like he only spoke 4 words all beginning with F, yet a complete sentence with all the important parts of speech. And very eloquent too, as we all knew exactly how he felt.
He was attempting to drill a 3" diameter hole in a large steel casting. There was only one of these high value components made for a very big job that was already overdue. Important people were stood around watching. Suddenly, the drill snapped, leaving half of it jammed in the casting. What the driller shouted next could be heard all over the workshop.
"F***!, t' F***ing F***ers F***ed!
For those not from the North of England, the t' stands for the word "the" and it is pronounced like the "t" at the end of the word "but". To the uninitiated it sounded like he only spoke 4 words all beginning with F, yet a complete sentence with all the important parts of speech. And very eloquent too, as we all knew exactly how he felt.
Rick53
Member
] *Do you know Jesus said it's not what goes into your mouth that defiles a Man. It's what comes out of the mouth :Hey guys,
I snapped the crank arm bolt on my less than 2 weeks old 2020 Levo
I opened the motor to check it after the first ride which was very muddy and also took the time to reinforce the power cable.
After closing the motor I used my car tire torque wrench set to 49.5 Nm on the crank bolt. I was applying hulk level strength with a long leverage, no wonder it snapped. I guess my torque wrench is defective because it never clicked
Now the bolt is spinning freely both ways, not sure what to do, attached a video a picture here:
Anyone has ideas? I don't have much experience with bikes, not sure what's happening here.
I excused the title on the basis it was possibly someone, for whom English was not their first language. The use of sh*t and f*ck is not necessarily offensive ( unless you are a snowflake, who finds everything in life offensive) and as anglo saxon vernacular has its place, but it is coarse. English is the richest language in the world in terms of adjectives etc, so a shame if they are all ignored just to be replaced with expletives....especially when the only villain at large is a BOLT!!
Rick53
Member
Considering the Title hasn't been edited due to some comments about it : Speaks Far Louder then the Title itself originally did : Doesn't Respect start with Self?
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gmurad
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You are correct that English is not my first language, it's actually one of the 4 language that I'm fluent in. I have access to a lot of words in my vocabulary and yet I chose these
, but that was part of the joke.Considering the Title hasn't been edited due to some comments about it : Speaks Far Louder then the Title itself originally did : Doesn't Respect start with Self?
The way I read your message is that my respect and self-worth comes from inside and as such I wouldn't let some negative comments about the title make me change it. Thanks for the compliment.
On the topic of the bolt, if anyone needs it in the future it can be hard to find it as it's a specific bolt for Praxis eCranks M24 BOLT/EXTRACTOR - Praxis Works
I only mentioned because in the picture he posted it looked like it had blue locktite on it!
I only mentioned because in the picture he posted it looked like it had blue locktite on it!
Tell that to the specialized, comes from factory like that.
That’s loctite 100%
Tell what? I was trying to help this guy not make a shit fuck again!
For the lighter bolts you can just go by hand in my opinion. You would need an insane torque wrench for 1nm to be accurate.
I have removed the crank on the non drive side on my bike and there was no threadlock on it.
Chris6
Member
This on both sides of mine
I can perhaps understand using a threadlock on the outside threaded nut against which the crank bolt presses for self extraction from the shaft. It has only a shallow thread and on some models only secured with a pin spanner so torque is very low. The crank bolt and the splined shaft should be greased however in order to minimise friction when tightening. Otherwise the torque applied will be wrong and getting the crank off will also be difficult.
I've been saying "sh!t me a f@ck" all weekend. Catchy phrase...
Rick53
Member
If you are getting S when you F > Consider you might be using teh Wrong side
Could be a Warning Danger Sign 
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