Originally Posted by
Dan The Man
Well it could be 8mm I suppose, but either way, the hex key I am using fits it perfectly. Is counter clockwise definitely correct? I am going to go find a larger wrench to set over my hex key and put some more torque on it.
Let me reiterate this. 99.9999% of the crank bolts out there are going to be 8mm. 7mm may show up on a rare campy crank. If you're using a 7mm wrench and you strip out that crank bolt, you just created a whole bigger nastier problem.
And yes it is 100% counter clockwise.