In a message dated 5/26/2003 8:20:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mail@woodworkingboy.com writes:
<< I have a pista crank arm that just short of torque bottoms out against the bb outside face. The other arm sits OK, and since the bb is nearly new, I assume the taper in the arm is worn. I thought about trying to shim it, or maybe just backing it off until it clears and riding it this way. Can anyone suggest a established remedy for this? >>
Sadly, the steel bbkt spindle never wears, it is always the softer crank arm. I have successfully made shims, slivers of beer can materials, carefully fit to all four faces of the bbkt spindle end but one can have little confidence in such a repair...
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