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Old 10-25-15 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
Couldn't believe when my dad brought this to me this morning. He said he had it for like twenty years and never used it.
I got to use mine for the first time in years on a rust-bucket Legnano dropped off at my house. Got the rings out no problem, but there was so much rust that the cartridge wouldn't budge. I ended up pounding it out with a hammer:



I invested $12 in new bearings, pressed them into place, and have an ugly, but fully usable Phil bottom bracket for my troubles:

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