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Old 09-08-08 | 07:17 PM
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Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione

You should not have forced anything. Basically one of two things happened

1) You ****ed the bb threads in your shell
2) Or you didn't

At this point take it to a shop that can chase the threads for you - they may still be salvageable. NEVER force anything into a bike especially if it's something that can be crossthreaded.

If the threads are screwed then your only option is the YST bottom brackets which do not require any bb shell threads to be installed. Downside is that these bb's are of extreme shyte quality. Sometimes it's great to be a hack home mechanic and DIY without expensive shop tools, this is not one of those times.
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