ahendo10

I think I'm at least partially at fault here, as the threading flaked off as I was unscrewing the pedal. However, I spoke with the guy I bought the bike from, and he had said he had run into this same problem previously and just had it re-thread. So I guess the full disclosure was lacking.

Either way, I wouldn't mind replacing the crank arm since it appears this has been a recurring problem and similar arms are pretty cheap on e-bay. The only thing is it's a discontinued line and I'm having a hard time finding an exact copy. Do you guys have any suggestions for this? It's a Shimano 600 fc-8400.

I really appreciate all your thoughts. On an off chance -- I'll be getting this repair done in Greensboro, NC. Does anyone know a good mechanic there?

Thanks much.