Originally Posted by
bikeman715
ok, without you knowing it or the shop for that matter , the threads in the crankarm could be bad in the first place. it might be the reason why the shop have it in the first place. over time it sat there until you have a need for it and they saw it and put on your bike not knowing there was some thing wrong with it .
True the threads could have been bad in the first place....Lucky me the mechanic knows me by face...so I hope that pays dividends!