Re: [CR]Campy NR tandem crank question

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Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 21:16:31 -0400
From: "Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com>
Organization: Friday's Computer.com
To: David Benson <tech@worrall.co.nz>
Cc: GPVB1@cs.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy NR tandem crank question
References: <fe.877d102.2871be4e@cs.com> <3B409804.48198A10@fridayscomputer.com> <3B40D9C6.825F4761@worrall.co.nz>


I don't know! They were done for me by Mel at Tandems East who called the process by the word "helicoil" as far as I remember but I have no clue. Whatever he did and they are, they work just fine.

-S-

David Benson wrote:
>
> Steve,
> Are your cranks really helicoiled, or are they "inserted".
> Helicoils "are precision formed screw thread coils of stainless steel wire having
> a diamond shaped cross section" see: http://www.emhart.com/products/helicoil.html
> An insert is a steel tube with a male and female thread, which is threaded into
> the crankarm to replace the original thread, either because it is damaged, or
> wrongly oriented for the application, as in a tandem crankset. Inserts used to be
> a common fix for stripped crank threads. A special tap/reamer was used to open out
> the pedal hole to accomodate the insert.
>
> DB
>
> Steve Freides wrote:
>
> > People have simply retapped, with reverse threading, and gotten useable
> > results. Obviously inferior in terms of the strength of the threads but
> > it has been done.
> >
> > "Helicoil" is a brand new for a threaded insert - the pedal hole is
> > drilled out, the insert with reverse threaded installed, and off you
> > go. That's what I ride.

> >

> > -S-