Re: [CR]Re-tapping mismatched cranks

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

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From: "Mark Fulton" <markfulton5@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re-tapping mismatched cranks
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:44:55 -0800
To: Scott Edrington <scott@edrington.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Scott,

You could easily fix it with a 9/16" Helicoil. It's a steel coil insert sued to repair stripped threads. Drill out the old threads, tap the hole for the Helicoil Screw in the coil with a special tool and it fixed forever. Mostly.

Check ToolSource.com or most any real hardware store.

Mark Fulton
Redwood City
California