Originally Posted by
restlessswind
Is it even worth it to try to pull cranks and open the BB ? I'm looking at an opportunity to overhaul an old Raleigh Sports as a gift to an "Anglophile" friend of mine.
Trying to correct title. It should read cotter cranks. Thank you spellchecker!
I have a Raleigh Sports also that I will be rehabbing in the near future. Beware.....the head tube bearing assembly has about 50 little loose bearings that will spill out everywhere if you don't use caution when you remove the top race and fork. Ask me how I know.
