Originally Posted by
clasher
It doesn't really seem like a good use of my time to do this, just like repacking hollowtech BBs it doesn't really account for the wear on bearing surfaces so all it does is kick the can down the line a little bit. If I'm gonna spend time removing a BB I want to maximize the time between removals rather than save a few bucks. I go years between square taper BB changes anyway so spreading 20$ over a few years isn't really something that concerns me.
Depends, I've repacked Hollowtech BBs because buying them locally involved finding a buyer for one of my kidneys so I could afford them, and I couldn't ride while I waited for mail order ones to arrive. I could see a situation where I didn't want to pay 35 bucks locally for the right length BB, and this keep the can rolling so to speak.
This is an interesting exercise though, It looks like the snap in plastic retainer is what keeps the BB slop free...