Originally Posted by
jgrebed
How tight should a 15+ year old square taper bottom bracket feel. It is smooth, no appearant rough spots but kind of tight when turning it with just my hand (no cranks just grabbing the square taper and turning). It has been used alot but rarely in any rain or water. I live in Northern California and don't go out much in the rain.
Doug Grebe
Originally Posted by
davidad
It wouldn't hurt to pop off the seals and clean and relube the radial bearings.
Originally Posted by
davidad
Originally Posted by
davidad 
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.
In case it has been missed in all the back and
forth, my point here is that you are telling a guy
whose mechanical abilities and resources are
completely unknown, who has a total of three
postings here, to pull out his BB cartridge for
a quick once over because
The fact that it is a Phil Wood, and that by his
own description
It is smooth, no appearant rough spots
only serves to make your suggestion the more questionable.
Do you really have that much spare time? I am
a little envious if that is so.
Regards,
Mike Larmer