Bicycle Mechanics - Need BB removal advice

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yak
10-19-07, 11:02 AM
I'm removing my Shimano Octalink BB, and I'm a bit confused as to which side is the fixed flange and which side is the removable ring.

Here's a picture of the bike, viewed normally (left is left), with the removal tool held in place with a skewer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/yakkk/IMG_3922.jpg

Looking at this web page (http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=94) it would seem that I have it backwards and that the ring on the left indicates that it is the fixed flange?

DMF
10-19-07, 11:41 AM
The drive side is the fixed flange.
yak
10-19-07, 11:50 AM
The drive side is the fixed flange.


Thanks!

yak
10-19-07, 12:09 PM
One more question, do you think white lithium grease is adequate for installing the new hollowtech BB?
DougG
10-19-07, 12:13 PM
One more question, do you think white lithium grease is adequate for installing the new hollowtech BB?

I actually had good luck on a recent BB overhaul using teflon tape -- it certainly hasn't creaked since then. But that wasn't a hollowtech, if that matters.
MudPie
10-19-07, 12:25 PM
One more question, do you think white lithium grease is adequate for installing the new hollowtech BB?

Sure, just about any commercially available grease will work.
yak
10-19-07, 12:26 PM
cool beans. thanks