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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-19-14, 11:20 AM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

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Posted By DaveLeeNC

Well, it is all back together. Re-assembly was...

Well, it is all back together. Re-assembly was honestly 10x easier than taking things apart. After 3 minutes of pedaling things are all quiet, but previously it took as much as 15 minutes before the...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-19-14, 07:48 AM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

Views: 1,516

Posted By DaveLeeNC

Well, let me just observe that if you absolutely...

Well, let me just observe that if you absolutely INSIST on turning the right side BB assembly clockwise to install, it isn't as easy as it might first appear :crash:

But once I got over that the...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-18-14, 03:56 PM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

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Posted By DaveLeeNC

SUCCESS (for now, anyway). Our area does...

SUCCESS (for now, anyway).

Our area does have an 'old fashioned' hardware store. While they had a place for a 8mmx1 set of bolts, that area was empty. OTOH, I was able to buy a 3 foot steel...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-17-14, 06:24 PM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

Views: 1,516

Posted By DaveLeeNC

FB, thanks. Unfortunately there is no hole in the...

FB, thanks. Unfortunately there is no hole in the BB assembly for whatever reason. Your suggestion of mounting in a vice and turning the frame is most interesting. But this damn thing weighs on the...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-17-14, 06:17 PM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

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Posted By DaveLeeNC

Oh yeah - and just to show how things are going...

Oh yeah - and just to show how things are going these days. I was out on a 2 hour ride this morning. My front brake caliper fell off (whatever nut thingey that holds it to the frame is gone). And my...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-17-14, 06:12 PM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

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Posted By DaveLeeNC

FWIW, I cobbled together with washers and a...

FWIW, I cobbled together with washers and a 5/16"-24 bolt something that will hold the tool in place. That was all that was available on a Sunday and was the best fit even among the metric stuff at...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-17-14, 06:04 AM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

Views: 1,516

Posted By DaveLeeNC

Thanks for the suggestions/information. Next...

Thanks for the suggestions/information.

Next step is to see what I can do by bolting the removal tool to the threaded ends of the BB. I can't pass a long bolt through the BB assembly, but if I can...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-16-14, 05:25 PM

Replies: 23

Removing a BB

Views: 1,516

Posted By DaveLeeNC

Removing a BB

While this is a Lemond Revmaster (Sport) spinner bike, I believe that the basic structure is the same as a conventional road bike.

I am trying to remove the BB assembly (to be replaced) and have...

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