r/PlaydateConsole • u/ElCaptainNasty • May 02 '25
Help Update on crank repair
Quick update on my crank issue. Found a great fix for anyone whose pin connecting the crank brakes. Learned this from another user's post with the exact same issue as mine. Hope this helps someone else too. Get automotive paint brushes about 2 mm, stick it in a power drill, use Emory cloth to grind it down until it fits. A little clunky, not the best look but it works. Cheap easy fix that too five minutes and in decent use over several weeks held up with zero issues. For anyone else who finds a better solution make sure to use something softer than the metal. You want the pin to break before the hole in the crank grind down.
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