Does anyone know what size this bolt is? There’s a clicking when I pedal and I’m wanting to find the problem.
Retrospec Harper Plus single speed.
by ThatWeirdo1597
Does anyone know what size this bolt is? There’s a clicking when I pedal and I’m wanting to find the problem.
Retrospec Harper Plus single speed.
by ThatWeirdo1597
4 Comments
8mm
If there really is a click coming from this part of the bike it would likely be the bottom bracket. You would need a crank puller and appropriate bottom bracket tool along with the 8mm to fix the issue.
That being said, many sounds are blamed on the BB and often it is something else – play in pedals, pedals not tight, seatpost not tight, saddle clamp loose, saddle rails loose where they enter the saddle, wheels aren’t tight, headset is loose…..the list goes on.
Jiggle the cranks to make sure they’re not loose. If it’s not that, then flip the bike over and rotate the cranks to listen for the sound, there’s a chance it’s not actually coming from the bottom bracket.
If its anything like mine 6 mm hex but hard to tell bikes vary
something that’s usually supplied in a group of sizes… or by a name for the specific one-off tool? have you thought about goin’ to a LBS? while you work on getting your “maintenance/repair kit set up?
you’ll want some sort of bike stand too if any ambitions on being able to do this and more as needed. just a thought… btw any good shop will show you what they do and give you explanation/pro-tips as they do it. seeing is a good way to learn ;-p