Thread: Question: Swapping out spindles
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Old 02-23-14 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
Are you perhaps trying a spindle intended for a 68mm wide bottom bracket in a 70mm wide shell? Are there any markings on both spindles you could share? Lay them side by side and check that the width between the bearing races is the same.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Yeah, that's precisely what he was trying to do. I pulled both the spindles when I saw how much play there was and placed them side by side. Way off.

I went home, raided my stash, came up with a complete BB and spindle that worked out for him. Told him to stow his spindle for another time, and now he owes me (at least) a case of beer.
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