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Old 05-01-12 | 04:53 PM
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andrewclaus
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From: Golden, CO and Tucson, AZ

Bikes: 2012 Specialized Elite Disc, 1983 Trek 520

I'm glad I did a search before I posted this exact problem. I just installed a UN-55 with aluminum cup and it's loose too. I didn't notice when I installed it, but a few days later I started getting an annoying clicking noise from the frame with every hard pedal stroke. It was easy to reproduce by squeezing a crank arm against the seat tube. First I tightened things up and the noise went away for an hour or so. Then I took apart the BB and found the loose cup. I shimmed it with high temp metal chimney tape until snug (two wraps), reinstalled it, and it works just fine now. I didn't measure (I'm not that OCD) but ten mils sounds about right. It looks like a defect to me and I was just going to check here before contacting the vendor. Since I bought it online, it's not easy to return, so I might just leave it as is.
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