Joe Papasnap Maher Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Right heres the lowdown Got a new onza bb as my other one was shagged.put my cranks on...and there was clearly a little bit of play. Did them up.. Seemed fine.They came loose after like 5 mins or so...! Degreased the threead of bb, crank bolt , axle..the lot. Did it up..worked loose So..used the old tin can method...just placed a tiny strip around the axle, cranks on, loctite in threads...YES. they havnt worked loose. But when pressure is applied to the cranks the most irrating and scary creaking noise come from the cranks/bb I dont wanna have to buy new cranks..simply because i cant afford them..So is there any other way of getting the whol problem sorted??Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Well the old tin can method always causes a bit of creaking. Check the tapers are still nice and square in your cranks if the keep coming loose, if they are not nice and quare, then you may want to try the possible method of locktight, put a fair amount on the threads of both the crank bolts and the BB. Also a small dab on the BB arms. Worked in the past for me.Altho be aware, that to much wont work, and neither will to little. Oh and you might have trouble undoing the bolts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted October 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Another thing...the bb axle...is just as far out...as the caranks can possibly go on..so if i tighten anymore (which i cant) axle will stick out past the taper in the crank.Reckon it would be ok..to just grind off a few mm of the end of the bb axle??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 You could do... but you would have to watch the threads. Or you could just see about getting some spacers for the BB... I dont know about your local bike shop, but you might be able to get something. Also never personally looked for spacers for square tapers, im running some on my ISIS now though, cause of my front free wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Either grind it or get a very skinny spacer inbetween the front of the crank and behind the bolt so it pulls the axle through abit, thats what I did, or weld it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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