Thread: Zeus BB....Help Please
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Old 01-07-17 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ozpedal
I am restoring a 1980s Zeus and after much research, purchased a NOS French-threaded Zeus BB off good-old EBay. And it doesn't fit! The cups won't even start, I.e the cups are larger than the shell.
Originally Posted by crank_addict
Suggest to double check the shell, possibly Italian thread
If the OP's metric 35mm diameter cups are too large to fit, then Italian 36mm diameter cups will also be too large. I suspect a cross-threaded English shell.
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