Bottom Bracket for DA-7400 Cranks
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Bottom Bracket for DA-7400 Cranks
I am looking for a bottom bracket for my DA 7400 crankset. I know the stock matching bottom bracket has a 113mm spindle length and I believe it was asymmetrical. Is this right? Would a BB-UN55 bottom bracket with a 113mm spindle length be a good replacement even if the spindle is symmetrical or would i have to go to a 115mm spindle in order to have a longer right side spindle?
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This might help:
VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-7400, Dura-Ace
I used the UN55 BB for my 105 crankset from the same era, but Italian thread (115mmx70mm). It seemed to work fine.
VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-7400, Dura-Ace
I used the UN55 BB for my 105 crankset from the same era, but Italian thread (115mmx70mm). It seemed to work fine.
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I've replaced many 740x bottom brackets with various UN-series 107, 110 and 113mm cartridges, and it was always a beneficient move.
The shortest 740x road double spindles were 112mm, at a time when 600/Ultegra bb's were 113mm for 68mm bb shells.
Earlier 7xx(?) Dura-Ace bb's from the AX era had 109mm bb spindles iir, different animal.
My current Centurion carbon rig uses a RaceFace JIS 113mm symmetrical cartridge with 7402 crankarms, and all is well despite the fact this bike's chainstays have no clearance crimps at all.
The shortest 740x road double spindles were 112mm, at a time when 600/Ultegra bb's were 113mm for 68mm bb shells.
Earlier 7xx(?) Dura-Ace bb's from the AX era had 109mm bb spindles iir, different animal.
My current Centurion carbon rig uses a RaceFace JIS 113mm symmetrical cartridge with 7402 crankarms, and all is well despite the fact this bike's chainstays have no clearance crimps at all.
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mcours2006 Velobase link that he posted above suggests that the spindle length is 112mm, but there wasn't any info on whether it was asymmetrical or not.
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I've replaced many 740x bottom brackets with various UN-series 107, 110 and 113mm cartridges, and it was always a beneficient move.
The shortest 740x road double spindles were 112mm, at a time when 600/Ultegra bb's were 113mm for 68mm bb shells.
Earlier 7xx(?) Dura-Ace bb's from the AX era had 109mm bb spindles iir, different animal.
My current Centurion carbon rig uses a RaceFace JIS 113mm symmetrical cartridge with 7402 crankarms, and all is well despite the fact this bike's chainstays have no clearance crimps at all.

The shortest 740x road double spindles were 112mm, at a time when 600/Ultegra bb's were 113mm for 68mm bb shells.
Earlier 7xx(?) Dura-Ace bb's from the AX era had 109mm bb spindles iir, different animal.
My current Centurion carbon rig uses a RaceFace JIS 113mm symmetrical cartridge with 7402 crankarms, and all is well despite the fact this bike's chainstays have no clearance crimps at all.










