Originally Posted by
FORDSVTPARTS
What's wrong with the sealed bottom bracket? I realize it is a bit interesting to service but the bearings last nearly forever, I only replaced the ones in my sons Viscount because the left side bearing had gotten moisture in it from improper storage.
His wheels still have the original sealed bearings and they still spin silky smooth.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the bearings, they're terrific. My understanding is that the spindle has a notch cut into it for the clip that holds the whole assembly together, and spindles have been known to crack at that point. Of course, finding a replacement spindle is difficult.
__________________
Syke
“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”
H.L. Mencken, (1926)