Bottom bracket spacing help

Posted on Wed 24th, September 2008

• #1

fredtc

my bottom bracket spindle sticks out quite far on one side but not at all on the drive side as can be seen on the above photo. This means that the drive side crank is loose on the spindle and if i tighten it up it rubs on the bottom bracket. Is there any way i can re-space the bottom bracket so more 'sticks out' the drive side and less on the non drive side?
• #2

fruitbat

Is it asymmetric? Try it the other way round?
• #3

ChrisNW

It also looks like the right cup isn't screwed all the way into your BB shell. Make sure the cup is not catching on some protrusion inside the BB shell.
• #4

fredtc

yeah cheers guys, i guess i'll have to get a bb tool, i just wondered if there was any way i could bash it through like i do with my bmx but i guess racing bike are a bit harder to bodge haha. I'm planning to get a whole new chainset so could someone recommend a good bottom bracket (cheap) which could go with sugino RD cranks. My bottom bracket shell measures 67mm.
Tokyo fixed gear says sugino RD messenger ( http://tokyofixedgear.com/proddetails.asp?idprod=99&multi=False ) but is there anything cheaper?

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