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Old 04-14-05 | 10:43 AM
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Crank threading question
Does the left hand crank have a left hand thread like the pedal?
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Old 04-14-05 | 10:47 AM
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All of the cranks I have installed were square taper and had right hand threads on both bolts/nuts.
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Old 04-14-05 | 11:12 AM
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He might be referring to the bb threads.
If so then Yes, the side without the lockring is L-H threaded.

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Old 04-14-05 | 11:51 AM
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I am referring to the hex bolt that attaches the crank to the BB.
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Old 04-14-05 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by shane45
I am referring to the hex bolt that attaches the crank to the BB.
In that case, no, the crank bolts are right-hand thread (at least they were in every BB/crank setup I've ever worked on).
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Old 04-14-05 | 01:07 PM
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Crank bolts are all R-H threaded.

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Old 04-14-05 | 01:13 PM
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Old 04-14-05 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by powers2b
He might be referring to the bb threads.
If so then Yes, the side without the lockring is L-H threaded.

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That may be true of english threading,but how about the others?? Do all BB have lockrings?
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