Thread: Life span of an Ultegra 6800 Crankset
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Old 12-27-14 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jarrett2
So this thread made me go check my chain ring bolts for the first time. All but one of them were tight. The one that was loose, never fully tightened. It got harder and harder to turn, but never stopped as the others did. It appears it is stripped. Could this be the issue that the OP faced as well? A stripped chain ring bolt that popped out under pressure? I assume I need to get mine looked at now.
That doesn't sound like a stripped fastener. Make sure that the nut is not spinning with the bolt. Park make a tool for this: Park Tool Co. » CNW-2 : Chainring Nut Wrench : Crank Tools
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