trials owns Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Yo guys, My square taper cranks are getting worn down therefore the bb bolts are undoing more often. i cant afford to buy new ones and summer is coming up anyone got any tips and tricks to stop them wobbling more/bolt undoing?? did i hear i thing called the "coke can trick"? or should u just wack some locktite on the bolts??? thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Wrap the bolts in some PTFE tape, and widn em' as tight as you can! Worked for me. When you can though, buy ISIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Changing to ISIS is your best bet. More costly, as it means getting a new BB as well as new cranks, but it's so much nicer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 coke can trick on the the tapers, ptfe tape on the bolt, then old pair of bars over the the alan key then tighten them up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 ah sweet, cheers guys. i will give the ptfe tape idea a go but yeah, when i do get new cranks i will get a bb aswell so i can run isis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Keep in mind that over-tightening threads can damage them. Too much torque can cause the threads to stretch slightly, so they'll just keep coming loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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