Thread: MTB BB & Cranks
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Old 02-13-05 | 09:47 AM
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Alright, so I went back to the scene of the crime to survey the damage in the clear light of day. A few things became obvious to me:
  1. The driveside and non-driveside cranks, while cosmetically similar, weren't matched. This has nothing to do with the story but it surprised me that it took me so long to notice. Oops.
  2. The end of the bolt shaft, while buried about 1/2 cm down in the spindle had a ragged enough end that I could wedge the end of a needle nose pliers against it and spin the BB to back it out. Sweet!
  3. Despite what I had thought, I cleaned out the driveside extractor threads and found that they weren't bad at all. I can't say for sure, but they seem quite serviceable.

So forget all of the above! I just need to swing by the LBS and pick up a 170mm NDS mountain crank. That's gonna be like $5 from the used bin. Oh, and I guess I need a new bolt too. Meanwhile it gave me a nice excuse to drill a drain hole in the BB shell and clean out the shell threads. Whoever assembled it last didn't use grease in the threads, I think.
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