Re: [CR]Re-tapping mismatched cranks

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:57:00 -0500
From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re-tapping mismatched cranks
To: "Mark Fulton" <markfulton5@mac.com>, "Scott Edrington" <scott@edrington.net>
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Or any real bike shop too.
Steven Willis
The Bike Stand
1778 East Second Street
Scotch Plains NJ 07076
908-322-3330
http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Fulton
To: Scott Edrington
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Re-tapping mismatched cranks



> Scott,
>
> You could easily fix it with a 9/16" Helicoil. It's a steel coil
> insert sued to repair stripped threads. Drill out the old threads,
> tap the hole for the Helicoil Screw in the coil with a special tool
> and it fixed forever. Mostly.
>
> Check ToolSource.com or most any real hardware store.
>
> Mark Fulton
> Redwood City
> California