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W F Collins

04-05-13 09:45 PM

Giro Factor shoe: hardware stripper or I'm ham-fisted?

Anyone own/worked on these shoes and/or set some Look cleats on them? I just bought a pair and I've eaten through three cleat bolts this week. 2 of the supplied bolts stripped the two threads closest to the bolt head (different holes) and tonight I stripped one of the supplied Look bolts in the same spot. I don't feel like I'm twisting harder than I usually do. Anyone else had experience with them stripping bolts?

Continuity

04-06-13 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W F Collins (Post 15476026)

..I don't feel like I'm twisting harder than I usually do.

What sort of torque do you 'usually' apply? If you don't have a torque wrench, and can't estimate, what length Allen key are you using?

lineinthewater

04-06-13 06:57 AM

Are you sure you aren't using an english allen wrench in a metric bolt?

Continuity

04-06-13 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lineinthewater (Post 15476624)

Are you sure you aren't using an english allen wrench in a metric bolt?

I think the OP is saying that the *threads* are stripping, not the heads. ;)

lineinthewater

04-06-13 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Continuity (Post 15476724)

I think the OP is saying that the *threads* are stripping, not the heads. ;)

Oh, sorry, it's early. :)

400trix

04-06-13 09:42 AM

Probably ham-fisted. Try using Loctite 242 and less torque.

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