Originally Posted by
Johno59
I'm impressed that folks can tell that the bearing race of a fixed cup isn't damaged/worn out from looking from the drive side into the BB abyss. Putting new ball-bearing in a worn out race will not improve anything.
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...likewise, I'm disappointed that people haven't figured out, you can see in there with a light with the rest of the BB removed, and feel the surfaces with your finger.
What might seem obvious to some, is less obvious to others, I guess. But I don't want to come off as judgmental...there's already too much of that in the mechanics forum as it is.