New American 22mm BB Professionally Pressed – Super tight and difficult to spin. Doesn’t seem correct? Are my bearings screwed?
New American 22mm BB Professionally Pressed – Super tight and difficult to spin. Doesn’t seem correct? Are my bearings screwed?
byu/FirstTime_Lurker inbmx
by FirstTime_Lurker
5 Comments
Might just need time to be broken in but ive never had that happen to me
It looks likes its pushed too hard into the spacer in the bottom bracket.
Ive pressed in all my BB myself
Wrong size. Definitely. New frame? Possible too much powdercoat in bottom bracket? Those bearings wont last long like that.
Looks like the preload from the inner spacer is a little too tight, or the bearings are not aligned with each other. Have you tried fully assembling the cranks and tightening everything down to see if it changes?
They’re fine man. May be pressed into the center spacer a little too hard, or they’re just stiff. After a ride or two they’ll feel fine.