Originally Posted by
Gotte
Thanks for the info, chaps. I'm going to take the BB apart in the next few days, so I'll let you know.
One more question. If everything is okay, how reliable do you think the system will be in the future. I'm tempted to turn this bike into a tourer. It's got a nice ride, and with a pair of porteur bars it'll look a treat. I only ever go for a week or so, so it's not like the back of beyond, but I am wary of something happening while abroad. Anyone ever had anything catastrophic happend to a BB?
Its lasted for 25 years so its safe to assume it'll be OK for awhile longer. BB's dont catastrophicly fail. They go gradualy. If you were out on the road and for some odd reason needed a replacement a BSA may be temporarily substituted....(may or may not fit tightly)
Swiss threads are 35mm X 1 while British/BSA are 34.798mm x 1.058