I’m back with another question. I bought a new group set that came with a Shimano BB-MT501 and matching cranks to restore my old MTB. They did include some spacers but not enough. The old bb was not this style so I don’t have anything to go on. I don’t see any reason this wouldn’t work with more spacer evenly put on both sides?
by Iasiz
5 Comments
You won’t have hardly any thread engagement left with enough spacers. What bb shell size is that?
You need a crankset with a shorter spindle. About 10mm shorter by the looks of it
I recently fitted a cranks for a 83mm BB on a 73mm frame and just use top headset bearings but that was on a 30mm crank spinal just find something that is the same thickness or a old bb Shel and cut it up and use it as a spacer put it on the spindle tho not the BB threads I’ll get a picture tomorrow of what I mean
You installing a mtb crank on a road bike (68mm)?
Might the crank be for an 83mm bb shell and that’s why the difference is so large?