Thread: Is this bottom bracket ISO or JIS?
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Old 06-12-13 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by robertr81
I´m confused about how much I should tighten it. It felt like I pulled it pretty hard, should the spindle go through the crank arm to a certain limit? I do not have a torque wrench...
The spindle should not extend all the way through the arm:


Source: Sutherland's 4th Edition

Re: torque -- as tight as you can comfortably get the bolt using a 6" wrench ought to be fine.

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