Originally Posted by
zwickerz
The Velo Orange BB comes to about 115$ after shipping and currency exchange, so its not the option I want to go with considereing if I never buy another french bike its value for this one is a little much.
...again, if the only problem you have with the current crank and BB is that bent cotter, drill it out, service what you have, and use it. They work fine (cottered cranks), and l;asted a long time into the square taper era, even though a little more difficult to service and a tiny bit heavier. I presume weight is not an issue for you on an old Peugeot.
The advice about simply cleaning it as best you can and applying some fresh grease, then reassembling also has merit. You have it far enough apart now that you can reach everything you need to reach.