You’ve come this far, there’s no reason not to keep going
jac1515_ on
You’ve need a new one 5 years ago.
Barbelith864 on
Degreaser and some thick grease and it should wake back up
Highly recommend swishing the bearings around in a cup with degreaser and rolling the whole race around on a paper towel to get all the gunk off
Just make double check that the bottom bracket shell threads are good to make sure the frame isn’t cooked
Raspieman on
I think it’s almost therapeutic cleaning these. The sealed BB’s are easier, sure, but you can service these and keep going. Satisfying to get it smooth again.
DaGameStone on
So long as the bearing races aren’t pitted you’re good to go in cleaning them up
Salty-Pack-4165 on
I’d replace it. Sealed BB isn’t expensive anymore.
Being_ on
I love refurbing bikes. But a new BB is like $17 for good quality
Strong_College_21 on
New grade 25 1/4” balls are dirt cheap. I’ve got a whole bottle of them. Just saying. Ditch the cage and run that grease in real good before final adjustment.
heapinhelpin1979 on
I upgraded a bike to a sealed bb 15 years ago still ride the bike and the bb is still buttery smooth. Not worth playing with these
oskar_grouch on
You’re looking at the wrong part – check the races and see if theres pitting. There’s so much torque on a BB, a little pitting actually isn’t the end of the world, but that would be the better sign of whether it’s ok to send.
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Are you joking?
You’ve come this far, there’s no reason not to keep going
You’ve need a new one 5 years ago.
Degreaser and some thick grease and it should wake back up
Highly recommend swishing the bearings around in a cup with degreaser and rolling the whole race around on a paper towel to get all the gunk off
Just make double check that the bottom bracket shell threads are good to make sure the frame isn’t cooked
I think it’s almost therapeutic cleaning these. The sealed BB’s are easier, sure, but you can service these and keep going. Satisfying to get it smooth again.
So long as the bearing races aren’t pitted you’re good to go in cleaning them up
I’d replace it. Sealed BB isn’t expensive anymore.
I love refurbing bikes. But a new BB is like $17 for good quality
New grade 25 1/4” balls are dirt cheap. I’ve got a whole bottle of them. Just saying. Ditch the cage and run that grease in real good before final adjustment.
I upgraded a bike to a sealed bb 15 years ago still ride the bike and the bb is still buttery smooth. Not worth playing with these
You’re looking at the wrong part – check the races and see if theres pitting. There’s so much torque on a BB, a little pitting actually isn’t the end of the world, but that would be the better sign of whether it’s ok to send.
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