Originally Posted by amillhench

Hello All,

I am reinstalling a Stronglight 118 BB in it’s original home (70s Lejeune Pro) to spin the original Stronglight 93 crankset. I cleaned it up and replaced the bearings with fresh 1/4” from Wheels mfg. When I put everything back together, I have two indications of an improper install.
1: NDS spindle does not clear the shell enough to install crank arm when bearings are properly set. NDS crank arm bottoms out on BB.
2: When I set proper bearing clearance (no play in spindle, and spindle spins freely) I can hear the bearings rolling.

I’ve tried 10 and 11 ball bearings and neither fixed the issue. It doesn’t matter which direction the asymmetric spindle is set up; same issue.

The spindle races and cups all look good.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for for your help.