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Old 07-31-10, 07:38 PM
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Jeff Wills
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Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
I have some cheaper Sugino track bolts and a couple of them spin (they don't tighten) but they aren't stripped.

What causes this? Would the models with the knurled bottoms solve my problem?
A lot of times the threads develop more friction than the hole they're sitting in, so turning the bolt with a hex wrench just spins everything. You need a spanner to hold on to the nut, like this one from Park: http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...tem_id=PA-CNW2

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