Originally Posted by
jccaclimber
...If it slips freely back and forth, or if you come back from a ride and see that it's happened again, then I'd take a bit more action. You could probably set it with a single drop of loctite after cleaning the spindle...
I agree with jccaclimber. Sometimes 'close enough' is what is called for, sometimes not. But if all you're are trying to do is make the bike rideable it might be just the right amount of goodness to evaluate what you have.
On my Burley Duet the BB spindles need to be drifted firmly in order to move, but they do move. In normal riding they don't move.