Bottom bracket
Please, no rips on bike quality. 1yr old schwinn trailway bike. Not my bike. Bottom bracket is loose. Or specifically, the crank axle feels loose thru the bottom bracket. I took off pedal crank arm. Took off lock ring on side opposite chain ring. The "cone" nut is shaped like a "double D". It has approx 16mm flats. I do not have the special wrench a mechanic might use to remove the cone. I do have 2 separate 16mm wrenches and I am using both to try and loosen the cone nut. It will not budge. Should this cone turn with no lock ring installed? Sorry if I refer to this adjustable nut as a "cone". Since I cannot remove it, I cannot see beneath it so I do not know for sure if I have a caged bearing or sealed bearing.
Last edited by joe_mn; 09-26-13 at 07:58 AM.