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Old 01-10-15, 08:02 AM
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Your tight fit is the result of no wear which is very good of course. Since you have little or no wear to your BB shell bores, I have a suggestion.
Take a page from Cannondale and spec Loctite #609 . Different Loctite formulas are spec'ed for different materials. #609 is best for delrin/acytel to carbon....what you have. Apply the activator that they spec as shown below. Epoxy is more relevant when you have a bit more clearance which you don't have. As discussed epoxy is a suitable surrogate for carbon replacement due to wear because it bonds so effectively to the carbon matrix which is cousin polymer of epoxy. For a tight fit like you have, Loctite is suitable...Loctite even have formulas for slip and clearance fit also....but works especially nicely for a press or interference fit which doesn't accommodate epoxy as readily because it is more viscous. Basically all that is needed is a 'little' help to keep the bushings in place. With no help aka no adhesive, they are even money to shift and repetitive shifting equals wear over time.


Originally Posted by torob
Thank you! It took a surprising amount of force to get the BB out. But success nonetheless! Thanks again Campag4life.

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