gkeep
I live for the CABE
Hello All,
Thought I'd take my Pierce out for a little ride around town. I made it about 6 blocks and as I started across an intersection I felt the left peddle un-threading. I coasted out of the intersection and could see it had come out about 1/3 of the way. I backed it out by hand and found that at the end of the spindle where the screwdriver slot is the metal had fatigued/cracked off a chuck and in those few turns across the intersection, the threads were partially stripped and chewed up both male and female.
Anyone ever had this happen to a TOC bike? Ever chased teh female threads on the arm with a tap and revived them?
May not be a rider anymore...
Thanks for any advice or condolences.
Gary
Thought I'd take my Pierce out for a little ride around town. I made it about 6 blocks and as I started across an intersection I felt the left peddle un-threading. I coasted out of the intersection and could see it had come out about 1/3 of the way. I backed it out by hand and found that at the end of the spindle where the screwdriver slot is the metal had fatigued/cracked off a chuck and in those few turns across the intersection, the threads were partially stripped and chewed up both male and female.
Anyone ever had this happen to a TOC bike? Ever chased teh female threads on the arm with a tap and revived them?
May not be a rider anymore...
Thanks for any advice or condolences.
Gary