Cotter cranks (fwd)
Beirne Konarski (bkonarsk@mcs.kent.edu)
Wed, 19 Oct 1994 06:00:22 -0400 (EDT)
Forwarded message:
> From bkonarsk@mcs.kent.edu Tue Oct 18 23:30:22 1994
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 94 21:29:19 -0600
> From: galt@asylum.cs.utah.edu (Greg Alt)
> Message-Id: <9410190329.AA11111@asylum.cs.utah.edu>
> To: unicycling
> Subject: Cotter cranks
>
> A couple weeks ago, one crank started to get loose. I tried tightening
> the cotter and ended up breaking it. I went to the local bike shop,
> bought a new cotter for $1.50, and they put it in using a weird gadget
> that squeezed it in. They also tightened the other one. Anyway, the
> moral of the story is that if your crank starts getting loose, take it
> to a bike shop, and they'll probably tighten it for free, and you'll
> save $1.50... :)
The trick I learned with cotters is to bang them in with a hammer as far as
they will go, then put the nut on tight enough to keep the pin from pulling
back out. Do not use the nut to pull the cotter in tighter, or it will
come loose again soon.
Beirne
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