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3piece crank/pedal...question?

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hokuspokus74:
I got a super maxy 3 piece crank,it seemed it wouldnt take any 9/16 pedal spindle so i take it that the threads were fooked,i ended up forcing the right pedal on and could only get the left one on 3/4 of the way on,can anyone tell me what tap & die i need to get to try to get this back to as normal as i can get it,i don't really want to take it to an engineering workshop coz god know's what they would charge...have any of you guys had this problem? if so did you get the tap & die's of fleabay if so can you send me a link to it or from where ever you got them,dont really want to pay dear for these...

Cheers guys  :daumenhoch:

SimonUK:
In my experience if you can find a little guy who operates out of a little lock up or whatever, talk nicely to him and the charge will be negligible, could be far more cost effective let alone time effective, just my opinion.

southern andy:
9/16 pedal taps needed but before buying something you'll probably never use again, try your local bike shop as the bike mechanics will normally have them.

hokuspokus74:
Cheers Andy,going to try the bike shop tomorrow and see what they can do :daumenhoch:

MartyC:
Try putting the pedal on from the other side of the crank to see if you can clear the thread.  Also try greasing the threads before you start.

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