Originally Posted by davidad
It wouldn't hurt to pop off the seals and clean and relube the radial bearings.
might be counterproductive, and I, for one, would
be very reluctant to follow it.
I have done it with no problems. I have made a crude tool to press out the beaings and press in the new ones.
My experience is that the shimano BB's last longer than the Phils and are much cheaper.