Thread: Crank arms and torque
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Old 03-26-09 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by elTwitcho
It can cause the crank itself to crack at the taper. Like this

http://pardo.net/pardo/bike/pic/fail/FAIL-005.html

You'd have to put a lot of torque into tightening it, but it's not totally uncommon.
my friend CJ did that to a pair of records once. makes you wonder what campy was putting into its cranks...
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