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Old 02-19-16 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Road Fan
Skip, before you settle on an approach, make sure you can use a reasonably normal socket to remove the bolts next time.
Originally Posted by smontanaro
Yeah, I just grabbed my usual 15mm thin wall socket. Not sure if that's "reasonably normal" or not, but that's what I typically use.
My experience is there is little problem using a standard socket on the 16mm Stronglight bolts as the opening is a wider than standard at 23.15mm. The clearance problem with 16mm bolts arose with Zeus cranks, as they had a standard 22mm diameter opening.
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