Bike Forums - View Single Post - Will a Sunlite Threadless Bottom Bracket Work for a Raleigh Cotterless Conversion?

06-10-23 | 10:48 AM

#11

zandoval

Senior Member

Joined: May 2010

Posts: 5,621

Likes: 2,484

From: Bastrop Texas

Bikes: Univega, Peu P6, Peu PR-10, Ted Williams, Peu UO-8, Peu UO-18 Mixte, Peu Dolomites

Quote:

Originally Posted by eeuuugh

...drenched the threads in blue loctite and tightened it as hard as I could, and that seemed to fix the problem...

I did the same thing with an old UO8 Peu. It held for over a year then loosened when riding in +105°F Texas heat. At repair I cleaned it up, reinstalled with Loctite Blue and then drilled a small hole into the edge of the bottom bracket to run a small retaining screw in it. It has held for over 8 years now.

Sunlite Thread-less Bottom Bracket. Sorry no pics, its not in the stable right now.

My old 70's UO8 rescue was a real education for me. I have no problems considering the use of another Sunlite Thread-less bottom bracket again. Installing that little holding screw was not a problem. Now getting the old cups off? Well that's another knuckle busting story... Ha

__________________

No matter where you're at... There you are... Δf:=f(1/2)-f(-1/2)

Last edited by zandoval; 06-10-23 at 10:54 AM.

Reply

1