Re: [CR]campy crankbolt socket size

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Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:36:22 -0400
To: "bmaster flex" <breaches@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]campy crankbolt socket size


Barry Scott inquired:
>What size crankbolt heads has campy used throughout the years . I
>typically use
>the peanut butter wrench but this guy says he has a crank bolt with a head
>that none of his tools fit. He says he has gone through the range of metric
>and even attemted to see if any standard sockets would fit. Any odd half
>sizes perhaps.

Back in the day, it was 15 mm. Not all 15 mm sockets have thin-enough walls to fit through the dust cap heads.

Your best bet is a major brand 6 point 3/8" drive. I know Snap-on and Craftsman sockets fit.

No 1/2" drive socket will fit, and cheap 3/8" drive sockets have thicker walls to make up for cheesy steel, so they won't fit either.

See also: http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/cotterless.html

Sheldon "Snap-On" Brown

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