Originally Posted by
metropical
should I replace the whole thing?
Or should I just maintain it?
Seems cheap enough to just replace.
"I’d look for one with a 1/2” drive so you can start it using 2 hands with a T-bar,"
"You will need the little plastic spine pre-load tool for the non-drive side and a pretty robust (not rounded end) metric Allen socket or L wrench for the opposing Allen cap screws on the non-drive side crank arm."
Would you please clarify?
The Pre-load bolt is pictured by itself here and should already be in your crank:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...&category=1618
You also need a tool to insert it. You can buy it by itself or as part of park’s BB tool:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...8&category=215
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...6&category=215
The BB tool linked above has it’s own “arm”. Here is one that you attach to a t-bar or torque wrench:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...8&category=215
I would replace the BB. You would need the same tools to remove it for service anyway, and if a bike shop was even willing to do it, it would be far more expensive than a replacement.