Re: [CR]Stronglight extractor thread and crankbolt size

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Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:22:39 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Stronglight extractor thread and crankbolt size
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Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> As we know, Stronglight switched from their old 23.35 mm extractor
> thread to the Campy 22.0 mm about 1983. But did they switch to 15 mm
> crank bolts at the same time, or did they stay with their old 16 mm
> bolts for a while? As anyone who has ever had to remove a Zeus crank
> knows, a 16 mm bolt is a very tight fit in a 22.0 mm crank, requiring
> a thin-walled wrench, but Zeus used this combination for decades, so
> maybe Stronglight did the same for a while after 1983. BTW does
> Stronglight or Campy, or anyone else still use 15 mm on modern
> cranks, or does everyone use 14 mm now?

When Stronglight switched to the 22mm extractor thread, they also switched to 14mm bolts.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA