Originally Posted by
zymphad
Whoa, didn't realize it was confusing, thought I described it clearly. I'm not technical with tools etc, that's why I brought it to a machine shop. It's a really simple, very simple fix. Nothing complicated.
- Also this shop installs hundreds of helicoils a week and have helicoils in all sizes, except the 9/16-20. For helicoil 9-16-20 doesn't exist, it's not in their catalog, have to go with some bike specific recoil. Shop laughed, asked who decided to use 9/16-20 and thought this was a good idea? Suffice to say, they think bike industry are dicks.
- Also I didn't mean for this fix to be say, good for racing. I don't have any experience with racing and what kind of stress it would put the pedal through, but I ride about 20-30 miles a day + commute to work and this fix has been solid, no flex at all.
- Was told I would not be able to unscrew this easily by hand.
Only thing I worried about was clearance between crank and chain and for this job it is good. Never hits chain, on the lowest gear, which is also a non-issue since I'm not strong enough rider to be on that gear. 34/50 - 11-28 gearing.
OP, please take no offense, because we really are trying to be helpful. It is that two important technical terms that you have used in your posts are wrong. You said you used a washer to attach the pedal, but you meant a bolt (with washer or not). That's a big and confusing difference. The you said you are not strong enough to pedal the lowest gear, but you must have meant the highest gear, the one using the smallest rear cog. Lower gears are easier to pedal, higher gears are harder. Just trying to help you out.