J
Hi All,
A few months ago I posted about ideas to bodge an FSA K-Force crankset
that appeared to have damaged splines on the left crank arm. In
attempting various bodges I managed to ruin the special bolt that
holds the arm on so I dropped the project. I just got a replacement
bolt and decided to have another go. Upon closer inspection, it seems
the play that is felt in the crank arm is not from damaged splines,
but rather from the metal insert having come loose from the carbon arm
such tha the arm can wiggle a bit while the metal insert is held fast
by the bolt.
I was willing to ride a bodged crankset with worn splines, but I am
leery of trying something where it seems the crank arm is in the
process of separating from it's mount. FSA's warranty is specifically
just for the original purchaser (which I am not) so I'm looking for
suggestions on how to resurrect this crank set. My bike is on a diet
so I'd like to use this crankset to save a few grams, but I don't
really want to spend any (much?) money on it as I got it for free and
it will save at most 100g anyway.
Joseph
A few months ago I posted about ideas to bodge an FSA K-Force crankset
that appeared to have damaged splines on the left crank arm. In
attempting various bodges I managed to ruin the special bolt that
holds the arm on so I dropped the project. I just got a replacement
bolt and decided to have another go. Upon closer inspection, it seems
the play that is felt in the crank arm is not from damaged splines,
but rather from the metal insert having come loose from the carbon arm
such tha the arm can wiggle a bit while the metal insert is held fast
by the bolt.
I was willing to ride a bodged crankset with worn splines, but I am
leery of trying something where it seems the crank arm is in the
process of separating from it's mount. FSA's warranty is specifically
just for the original purchaser (which I am not) so I'm looking for
suggestions on how to resurrect this crank set. My bike is on a diet
so I'd like to use this crankset to save a few grams, but I don't
really want to spend any (much?) money on it as I got it for free and
it will save at most 100g anyway.
Joseph