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Working on a gravel bike at the Copper Harbor trailhead taught me a quick fix for a stripped pedal thread
A rider was stuck with a cross-threaded crank arm, and I used a piece of teflon tape wrapped around the pedal spindle threads as a temporary sealant to get him rolling for $0. Anyone have a more permanent trailside repair for this besides a helicoil kit?
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danielnelson1mo ago
Epoxy is a terrible idea for a trailside fix, it makes a permanent mess and could ruin the crank arm for good. That teflon tape trick is actually pretty smart for a free, quick get-home solution. A helicoil is the only real repair, but who carries a full tap set on a ride? Sometimes a temporary fix is the best you can do without making things worse. What's the rush to glue things together when the goal is just to finish the ride?
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jade5171mo ago
Eh, how many times are you really gonna re-use a stripped crank arm anyway? Most people just replace it.
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