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the 16GC Raleigh spindle is made for use in the Raleigh 71mm shell
"most" spindles for 70mm shell have bearing centres of 57mm
"most" spindles for 68mm shell exhibit bearing centres of 55mm
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if you would like to be kitted for future cottered chainset work strongly recommend acquisition of a cotter vise for filing the flats
allows one to clamp the fitting securely while leaving both hands free for tool use
several makers have produced them
here is the VAR Nr. 371 for example -
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it can happen that when one gets everything together a slight mis-registration of the arms is perceived in the range of one to three degrees
this is a difference in the effective "cut" of the cotter pin flat
it is necessary to disassemble things to examine the "cuts" (flats) on both pins
one will be slightly lighter than the other
a few strokes of a file on the pin with the lighter cut will put things right
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in cases where a large mis-alignment can be seen in the range of ten to fifteen degrees it is the case that one pin has been mounted with the head leading in the crank rotation while the other has been mounted with the tail leading in the crank rotation
this is frequently seen in the case of used machines
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