Originally Posted by
Mr. Spadoni
Yeah, I’ve had one of those for decades. Never had an issue with the crank being too tight when I’ve used it. However, loose cranks are another story. Hence the torque wrench. That and a desire to have a measurable, reproducible results that don’t lead me to second guess my work.
Maybe add a short piece of PVC for a minor cheater, make a couple different lengths to graduate the torque up as you lean in?
I would expect that the the stretch and or wear? of the tapers in the crank arm may effect it some as we see some that bottom out and may not be tight enough, maybe?
And FWIW, I have shimmed the spindle and used washers that allow the spindle to protrude into them on stretched cranks.
Never ground the end of the spindle, yet but have always been able to find a spare with a tighter fit.
