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Old 02-03-09, 04:35 PM
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Ganzen
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Bikes: 1978 Schwinn Traveller III, 1985 Nishiki Prestige, 1986 Raleigh Technium 480

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Pics after a complete teardown and rebuild. Waxed the nude frame and added new pads and bartape. The BB spindle, one of the cups and two of the balls were galled. Probably the reason it went to Goodwill.

I recut and polished both spindle races on the lathe and reground and polished the cup race on the lathe using a grinding/polishing attachment. I have included before and after pics of the spindle and cup (I also have pics of the process if interested). I popped the two galled balls out of the cage and replaced them with two fresh balls and then reassembled the BB. Everything works great and the bike has a nice ride.

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