Re: [CR]Wanted: Help tapping my French threaded crank

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 20:38:34 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: TheCrimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Wanted: Help tapping my French threaded crank
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David Snyder wrote:
>> Nathan Cozzolino wrote:
>
>> Could anyone (around San Francisco) help with a French (15mm I
>> think) tap for my stripped French crank?
> The French pedal thread diameter is 14mm.
>
> And if it's actually stripped, you'll have to tap it bigger than 14mm
> before adding a coil insert. Am I missing something?

Depends how badly stripped it is. Nathan could try an English thread pedal (9/16x25TPI), which is only slightly larger than the French 14x1.0M..

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