Today’s crank inspection. FC-6800 this one.
I can feel a step between the bonded surfaces and when I zoom in I can see that the bond is different across its length.
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Bond looks broken
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To complete the timeline, I received a check from Shimano in the mail today. So beginning to end, It took about 10 days to receive a new crank and just under 2 months from inspection to get a check for my crank having an aftermarket PM on it. Quicker than I expected. I’m happy, my PM was on its last leg, so was planning on getting a new one soon anyway.
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This recall seems to have died on the vine. I live near Nice in France and no one knows anything about this recall.
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That sounds like a problem at the shop level. There was no shortage of emails to Shimano dealers along with the public announcements. Anyone in the bike shop realm that isn’t aware of it deserves a solid eyebrow raise to their ignorance.
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I’ll take your word on that for the US but the poster is in France and Shimano isn’t handling this the same globally. So maybe they haven’t been so communicative in France.
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My understanding is the recall is only US based meanwhile in the UK (and potentially rest of Europe) it’s only after inspection stating crank is likely to fail that it would be replaced. I’ve a Canyon with an affected dura ace crankset but don’t really live that close to a decent bike shop and I feel it’s unfair of Shimano to place that pressure of an inspection on a local shop mechanic.
I need to start looking into though as now is the time to get a crank swapped whilst the weather is bad and the summer bike wrapped up in the garage.
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I’ve received and fitted my replacement shimano crank after my original 6800 crank was confirmed to be showing signs of delamination.
One thing I’ve noticed with the replacement FC-08 crank is that it isn’t balanced like my 6800 crank was.
I.e. after I fitted without a chain it will always settle with the drive-side crank arm facing downwards. This isn’t the case with any of my rotor cranks and I don’t think it was like this on my 6800.
Has anyone else noticed this? Am i mis-remembering what my 6800 was like? Is it even the slightest issue? 
So about a year and a half after passing inspection, I started to hear a creaking noise when pedaling hard and found that one of the bonds had separated on my 6800 crank. I took it into my shop and less than a week later I have the new FC-08 warranty replacement crank from Shimano. Fortunately it didn’t fail while riding.
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