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Left crank has become loose and no longer stays on the bike

Bicycles Asked by Tom Nugent on June 7, 2021

The left crank kept falling off and I’ve kept on managing to put it back on but finally it wouldn’t go. Think the threading is just absolutely kackered. So I ended up taking it to a shop to have a look at and a possible replacement crank. The only one advised to purchase was the Shimano FC-M622 175mm but it is near enough impossible to find and alot of places has discontinued the product. Does anyone know of any other cranks i could purchase instead of this one? Thanks, Tom.

3 Answers

Do you need a 10 speed triple? Any more recent replacement of M622 shoud work (Hollowtech II bottom bracket). FC-M6000 should be absolutely fine. You just need to choose a double or a triple, just choose the appropriate variant (M6000-2 vs. M6000-3).

Answered by Vladimir F on June 7, 2021

If your rings are still in good condition, it's likely that you can replace just the left crank. https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cranks-left/ Lists some that are available now. If you have (as your model number implies) a Hollowtech II crankset, any mountain crank using the same system will fit. As the main spindle is quite a hard steel, it doesn't usually get damaged from this type of problem. Remember, you can't look at both sides of the bike at the same time! (unless you use a mirror).

Answered by JoeK on June 7, 2021

In addition, make sure you are installing the cranks correctly. Hollowtech 2 cranks are very robust and shouldn’t just spontaneously fall off.

  • Loosen and tighten the two pinch bolts in very small increments, 1/4 turn max at a time. Make sure to alternate sides.
  • It is imperative to use a torque wrench on these two bolts. If the tension is uneven, the crank won’t clamp on properly and is very liable to fall off. If you can’t access a torque wrench, tighten the bolts pretty much as hard as you can go with a regular length Allen key. If the threads strip out, your suspicion was correct: the threads were damaged.
  • Use threadlocker on the bolts.

Answered by MaplePanda on June 7, 2021

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