Repairing carbon cranks?

[Chris4130]

Hi - I have picked up some 'new, 0km bike take offs' Centaur carbon cranks, but the previous owner made a mess of removing them and has damaged the carbon around the spindle (the only thing I can assume is they used multigrips instead of a crank puller...). Any adivce on repairs or even whether or not they are safe to use? Thanks

[Duck!]

Can you post a pic please?

[Chris4130]

sorry new to the forum. just had to figure out how to link a pic...

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https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B ... hoto%2cjpg

[Chris4130]

Sorry! also now not sure why the pics aren't showing. If you open the image url it seems to work... Thanks!

[Duck!]

Flippin' heck, they did get a bit brutal on that!

The carbon is pretty solidly laid around the BB & pedal inserts in each end, so should be OK. But do seal the damaged area with clear nail polish or something similar to prevent moisture absoption into the laminate (which will weaken it), and keep an eye on it. If the damage spreads, replace it.

[mitzikatzi]

[Chris4130]

Thanks for the advice Duck.much appreciated. re: brutality... yeah, who ever thought multi grips and carbon cranks would be a bad idea...

cheers- Chris

[greyhoundtom]

Whoever did that to those cranks deserves a kick up the proverbial.