[CR]Re: Zeus crank bolts

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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:20:29 -0500
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Zeus crank bolts

Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I've used the Park 16 mm peanut buter wrench on Zeus
> Criterium, 2000 and Competition cranks, although I also have a Zeus
> wrench. It is a very snug fit and you must be sure to get the wrench
> fully engaged, or you can cause damage.

My Park CCW-16 engages fully and does not feel snug at all.
> And I'm not sure the Park combo 14/15/16 wrench will work with Zeus.

I just tried my Park 14/15/16 combo wrench; it does not fit at all on Zeus, but it does work on Stronglight cranks.
> I'm pretty sure I've also used the 16mm socket from the Stronglight
> extractor tool on Zeus.

My Stronglight socket fits, but is noticeably snugger than the CCW-16.
> Not sure why Zeus didn't just use 15mm like Campy, since they were
> using Ca mpy 22mm extractor thread. Stronglight of course used 16mm
> bolts, but until 1982 they used 23.35mm extractor thread, so it
> wasn't such a tight fit. Anyone know if Stronglight switched to 15mm
> bolts when they went to Cam py 22mm extractor thread circa 1982? I
> have several post-1982 Stronglight cranks, but none were NIP, and I
> don't know that any came with original crank bolts.

The Stronglight cranks on my 1983 Gitane tandem use the 22mm extractor thread. They came with 14mm bolts.

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