Originally Posted by
MartialFartist
I just replaced my bottom bracket. It was a terrible pain to find info on which size was needed.
I ended up putting a Shimano UN55 (68x118) in and it works. The bottom bracket that came out was 68x120 which means now the crank arms are in just the slightest. I would order a 120 next time I have to do the job.
1mm per side shouldn't be a problem. Why couldn't you measure the spindle before you started looking for a replacement?