At 8:56 PM +0100 1/19/09, M-gineering wrote:
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>get a small file (a chainsaw file is ideal) and file them out.
>Should be ok after that
>Check the pedal eyes and corners of the axle taper though
Put some tape on the front of the spider before you file, otherwise, you will scratch the anodizing. And that will reduce the value for sure.
I read somewhere that in the old days of Campagnolo's lifetime warranties, the filed-out spiders were the only modification that did not void the warranty.
Campagnolo removed the sharp stress riser on their very first and their very last "Record" cranks...
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