Thread: How Tight?!?!
View Single Post
Old 11-07-14 | 08:02 PM
  #3  
Ed.'s Avatar
Ed.
Senior Member
 
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,538
Likes: 13
From: Hopkinton, MA

Bikes: 1938 Raleigh Record Ace (2), 1938 Schwinn Paramount, 1961 Torpado, 1964? Frejus, 1980 Raleigh 753 Team Pro, Moulton, other stuff...

Some combination of Kroil and/or warmth might do the trick. A hefty wrench and a whack with a big hammer might break them free. Could well be caused by a lack of grease on threads and not initial over-tightening.
Ed. is offline  
Reply