At 8:33 PM -0700 5/12/05, dave martinez wrote:
>Hello John,
>
>I too have had success with thin brass shim stock. I've cut them
>into strips and scotch taped them in the crank arm. The crankarm
>seems to snug up ok, but as Rodney has indicated, check for
>tightness periodically.
I've occasionally done this with aluminum beer can material. Just cut a piece to cover two adjacent sides of the square. This stuff is easy to work with a pair of scissors. Use plenty of grease and tighten the bejasus out of it, should hold fine.
Sheldon "Doesn't Do This On Paying Customers' Bikes, But Occasionally
On Charity Cases" Brown
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