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Old 11-15-11 | 12:05 PM
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Bottom Bracket question

Is it possible to swap out the cups and lock ring of a Hatta Swan BB for cups and lock ring of another brand as long as they are the the same type - 68, 1.37x24 and reuse the original spindle for a square tapered bb? The cups are trashed on a vintage bike I have, but the spindle is still fine. I was thinking of just buying replacement cups, ring, and bearings.
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Old 11-15-11 | 05:39 PM
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Sure, as long as the cups are reasonably close in thickness and designed to use the same size balls (the vast majority of bottom brackets use 1/4" balls but there are a few exceptions). If the replacement cups are markedly different from the originals, you may chainring clearance issues or be unable install a lockring.
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