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The best way to service bottom brackets is to...
Firstly, remove the seatpost, take a tablespoon of grease (or two it has been raining) and globe it into the seat tube.
two, take a wad of cotton balls and a coat hanger doubled over and gradually shove the grease down the seat tube until it reaches the bottom bracket.
Three, mush the cotton down like you’re stuffing a musket. Remove hanger (optional) and replace the seatpost assembly.
You have protected the seatpost, frame and bottom bracket in one step.
Cotton disappears in time. If cotton is unavailable, pine straw or ivy leaves work in a pinch.