Bottom bracket bearing cages

Posted on Wed 24th, September 2008

• #1

tick.tick.tick

so, my bottom bracket has had too much play. i think to myself, i think "i may as well take this thing apart, give it a clean, and have all spankingly nice and smooth."

i take out the non-dive side cup and and the bearing cage is in 3 or 4 bits, same with the fixed side.

how the fuck dioes this happen? it's not as if i was using acid in lieu of grease.

after the clean i just put the bearings back in sans-cage (bit of fucking about but it spins that little bit more smoothly and i reckon i've saved 2-3grams in weight).

but yea, anyone else experienced anything similar to this?
• #2

fruitbat

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• #3

kowalski

It's come up before, usually with regard to the Sugino 75 BB (hint).

If you bin the cages you need an additional bearing to take up the slack.
• #4

tick.tick.tick

cheers. i didn't search, sorry. i am a lazy fuck.

BB in questions is a suntour superbe pro. i didn't put in an extra bearing. will get to it soon. things are running nicely, though.

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