Campagnolo missing thread

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ncornelisse
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by ncornelisse

This morning I was installing a new Centaur 11 speed crankset.
I thought I was making a mistake or something else went wrong. The thread of the left crankarm is missing.

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Anyone seen this before?

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hambini
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by hambini

Looks like hirth teeth to me. The centre joint is a hirth joint.

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ncornelisse
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by ncornelisse

There's no thread on the left arm, so the bolt has no grip.

Attermann
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by Attermann

Back to the shop with that, isn’t it missing one of joints teeth missing too?

Valbrona
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by Valbrona

When you spin your legs an electromagnetic field is created and magnetism holds the cranks together - no need for bolts or threads. Campagnolo call this 'EPS' - Electromagnetic Propulsion System.

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