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Old 01-29-11, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rothenfield1
I'm assuming that the JIS taper was a little narrrower allowing the crank to slide all the way to the back of the taper. Seems to prove it is a JIS crank?
JIS tapers are actually larger at the end than ISO. They both use a 4° included angle but the JIS starts slightly larger across the flats. It sounds like you installed a JIS crank on an ISO spindle.
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