|   Advice on unscrewing a stubborn chainring bolt | bikeridah
Jan 27, 2004 7:39 AM | | Welcoming any suggestions on loosening a truly stubborn Campy chainring bolt (hidden fifth arm if that matters). I tried plumber's penetrating oil with no success. Any ideas? |
| re: Advice on unscrewing a stubborn chainring bolt | Salt Peter
Jan 27, 2004 10:24 AM | | Park Tools do a tool which locks the inner nut while you turn the bolt; only a few bucks. If you want to make one, it has a central tongue to locate it and 2 outer tongues in line with the 2 slots in the face of the nuts. Good luck. |
| I stuck a really fat screwdriver back there, and it caught | bill
Jan 28, 2004 1:13 PM | | well enough to loosen the bolt. Of course, that was on a brand-new crankset. |
| re: Advice on unscrewing a stubborn chainring bolt | Ironbutt
Jan 28, 2004 7:04 AM | | You might consider something more aggressively penetrating than simple plumber's penetrating oil. I use a product called PB Blaster, and it's really aggressive about getting into and dissolving corrosion. It has never harmed an anodized finish when I have used it like some will. |
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