Campy Sq Taper BB drive-side IS IT A LEFTY THREAD?
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Campy Sq Taper BB drive-side IS IT A LEFTY THREAD?
i have a campy square taper bb on a campy square taper crank. it has a creak.
i've tightened the non-drive side with approbriate campy bb tool would like to do so on the drive side. is it 'regular righty-tighty' or reverse thread?
i've tightened the non-drive side with approbriate campy bb tool would like to do so on the drive side. is it 'regular righty-tighty' or reverse thread?
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That has nothing to with being Campy. English threaded frames have left hand threads on the drive side and Italian thread frames have right hand threads on both sides. I assume you're talking about the BB cups threads and not the bolts holding the crank arms. Those are ordinary right hand threads on both sides.
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You should torque the right side to spec before doing the left. We are talking about a sealed bearing BB and not an adjustable "loose-ball" type. Right? And yes the direction of the threads depends on whether it's Italian or English threading. Also, Campy recommends keeping the threads dry. I find that if you leave 'em dry, they will creak. For me, greasing the threads gets rid of the creak.
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Campy recommends nothing on the threads because they don't have to remove seized bottom brackets because they don't actually ride their bikes.