tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post3592390684119422568..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: Rookie MistakeJason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-51618327007039163082009-05-27T07:04:02.043-05:002009-05-27T07:04:02.043-05:00Did you start said cup by hand, or with a wrench? ...Did you start said cup by hand, or with a wrench? I've learned (the hard way) that you want to start bolts and things like that by hand whenever possible. You don't want to know what I've yelled in that same spot in your garage as a steel bolt cross threaded into an aluminum engine block...Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000254083516026697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-58977542634960033542009-05-25T16:45:27.646-05:002009-05-25T16:45:27.646-05:00That is *exactly* the feeling... like when a bolt ...That is *exactly* the feeling... like when a bolt gets tighter and tighter and tighter, and $&%*!!! It just spins.<br /><br />I think the cup was already a little chewed -- it's always been hard to start. I'm guessing you're right, that the tape kept me from feeling the threads until it was much too late. For the second try with the borrowed cup, I used one layer of tape at the beginning of the threads and two layers further up the cup.<br /><br />The offending creak's gone today, so I'm chalking this one up as a war that I won even though I lost a battle along the way.Jason T. Nunemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-90736820432676827442009-05-25T09:48:30.669-05:002009-05-25T09:48:30.669-05:00Always good to see Samuel L. Jackson sneak into a ...Always good to see Samuel L. Jackson sneak into a bike blog. :-)<br /><br />Was this quotation of Mr. Jackson the result of that same sick feeling produced by a bolt that suddenly gets *too* easy to turn? It's been a while since I've sheared off a bolt, and I haven't cross threaded a BB or BB cup (yet).<br /><br />Any idea what caused the cross threading? Maybe the teflon tape was enough to mask the usual feeling of proper thread engagement? That would hint that perhaps one shouldn't put teflon tape over the first couple of threads.<br /><br />Well, get the bike back up and running, mull it over, and let us know if there's a good way to avoid this.<br /><br />Steve K.<br />Peoria, ILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com