[CR]Re: Aligning cottered crank arms

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:11:24 -0500
To: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>, "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>, "Bob Freitas" <freitas1@pacbell.net>, "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Aligning cottered crank arms


Aldo Ross wrote:
>
>One more question about cottered cranks - How do you judge the
>proper parallel alignment of the crank arms? I can visualize a
>special tool which aligns the pedal holes with the centerline of the
>bb spindle, but do you actually just eyeball-it?

Yes. It's easy.
>It's not easy to visually align three points in two different planes.

Two different planes? Huh?

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