--- Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com> wrote:
> That's odd. The flywheel bolts shouldn't really be all that tight. They
> have
> those bent-up-tab-thingies (scientific term) to keep them from coming
> adrift. Are you sure you bent down the tabs?
Yep, sure did. I hate 'em...
>
> Or did the PO omit the tab-thingies and just torque the hell out of them
> (leading to your present dilemma)?
Nope.
>
> By the way, I don't think those are 19mm. There aren't any metric
> fasteners on a Mk. I B, AFAIK (and you aren't going to have a metric
head on SAE
> threads, which the crank most certainly has). I would be sure they are
> actually 3/4". The difference between a 19mm and a 3/4" socket is almost
> imperceptible. This misapprehension may be contributing to the
> rounding-off
> problem.
3/4 fit but the 19 mm seemed just a bit tighter... I am going to pick up a
6 point socket in each along with an impact wrench this week.
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