Damaged Cranks

See other broken cranks under 000.html.


Campagnolo left crank with split along the square taper.

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Note that cranks can split at the square taper if repeatedly tightened, ridden, tightened, ridden, etc. Information about the crank's service history is thus important in understanding this type of failure.


See also FAIL-006.html