Solved. Stuck raceface ride cranks

Posted on Sun 21st, March 2021

• #1

sacredhart
Decided to swap some cranks around.

These Raceface ride cranks had some play so I'd really tightened the fixing bolt.
Went to undo it and the Allen key slipped and deformed the bolt. I'm now trying to drill it out. Not sure if I have any other options now.

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• #2

freezing77 in reply to @sacredhart
1. play between the crank arm and the spindle/axle
  or
  2, play between the spindle/axle and the bearings?
• #3

sacredhart in reply to @freezing77

Play was in the crank not the bb. Unfortunately things have gottten worse, edited post above
• #4

sacredhart

I think I will have to cut these off with the anglegrinder as I don't think the bolt is going to drill out
• #5

Eseman

Might be worth taking to a local car mechanic and seeing if they can weld something L shaped to what remains of the nut. Hopefully it would be strong enough to take the bolt out. It might cost you a tenner or something, but cheaper than destroying a crankset.
• #6

jj72

Try drilling the bolt with a 5mm drill and using an easy-out bolt extractor?
• #7

sacredhart in reply to @jj72

This worked! Thanks for the suggestion. Cranks saved.

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