Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Perhaps braze a washer under the cap to provide additional reinforcement? You'd want to remove the chrome first.
Most self extractor use a brass washer underneath so using one goes without saying, brazing one in could be even better.
Originally Posted by
unworthy1
yeah, might and might...if it was my (old) TA crank I wouldn't mess with it, but if you are game to ruin a couple TA dustcaps, then all you risk is possibly also ruining the crank's threads. Maybe only the outer 3 or so, if you're lucky.
Not a game I want to play, buy YRMV.
I have broken a TA ND crank and my girlfriend cracked a ND stronglight 49D, I would guess there is a fair number of ND TA cranks out there that are cracked and could be used for the experiment, although they should come off easier because they are cracked. I think I have a TA dustcap I could send to the OP for shipping for the experiment, but I might have thrown it away. It had been slotted because the hex fitting was so buggered. I am willing to bet there are more than a couple out there like that.
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Last edited by cyclotoine; 07-03-13 at 12:44 PM.