![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:06 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Aluminum is a great metal for certain things. But making damn BOLTS out of aluminum, one of the softest metals known to man is a dumb ass idea. Sincerly, the person that's trying to get your piece of shit engineering off of his bike!
![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:07 |
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Could be worse.
Could be brass.
![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:10 |
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They are not bad just use a small torque wrench have them in many places on my carbon Sworks mtn bike
![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:10 |
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No the worst is some one threading steel bolts into 4mm aluminium plate. Fuck you Renault.
![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:24 |
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LIGTHNESS AT ALL COSTS.
![]() 07/22/2014 at 19:49 |
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Man, I told you not to mess with that Cramp-and-go-slow shit. To be fair, thats pretty common to do aluminum bolts, sounds like this batch wasn't properly heat treated though.
![]() 07/22/2014 at 21:35 |
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It's all about those grams tho!!
![]() 07/22/2014 at 22:48 |
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What did you blow up?
![]() 07/23/2014 at 00:42 |
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Titanium in that case!
![]() 07/23/2014 at 00:43 |
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SRAM XO Sir! (Or Red since I'm assuming road)
![]() 07/23/2014 at 14:00 |
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BMW had to do that with the Magnesium block N52 6 cylinder. Magnesium and steel would have caused galvanic corrosion (amongst other phenomena).
I've found at least two stickers on my Z4 exhorting that any twisting of an Aluminum bolt on the N52 or accessories necessitates complete replacement of the bolt in question. Because not just is it aluminum, but also TTY for some applications (example Aluminum head to Magnesium block/Aluminum water jacket).
http://www.mwerks.com/artman/publish…
![]() 07/24/2014 at 02:56 |
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Haha, I watched an episode of "Yowamushi Pedal" and instantly wondered: does Alex know about this? sooo bad/good
![]() 07/24/2014 at 04:19 |
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Oh you mean the initial D of cycling? Yeah, I'm up to episode 24. It's not great but it's entertaining. Also the main character is my soul animal! Lol
![]() 07/24/2014 at 13:20 |
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Yeah, it simply is Initial D. Also super generic.
![]() 07/24/2014 at 14:57 |
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dont forget Copper based anti sieze on your AL and Ti parts at all times kids!
![]() 07/24/2014 at 16:52 |
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Oh yeah, I completely agree. However one of the main characters rides a Pinarello Dogma with full Campagnolo parts and Campagnolo g3 (I'm guessing Shamal) wheels. Pretty much my dream bike.
![]() 07/24/2014 at 20:17 |
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wiggly fork hooray
![]() 07/28/2014 at 10:31 |
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Those crazy Italians. They probably saves an eighth of a gram by using aluminum there.