08-09-2012, 11:18 PM
Very nice!
Well I spent most of the day today taking it apart piece by piece. Time I was done I was about to pull my hair out lmao. So I will put up the problems one at a time...
Problem #1:
First while trying to fix up the rear wheel with new bearing, grease, and cleaning it up I found a loose spoke! Well was gonna true it anyways and while tightening it up SNAP! Ugh! Heck you know I am gonna build a rear wheel for it but in time sheese. So here is what I am faced with!
Would I take a nice used spoke from a different wheel just to fix that one temporary? Not too crazy about that idea because it has already been stretched out right?
Find a supplier of spokes and order a rather large amount for future use (like building that rear wheel) and use just one to fix it?
Problem #2:
I was sorta shopping for a new bottom bracket assembly and well decided to go more modern than ball bearing! Yeah me lol. I know what I want but not sure how to measure for the right size. I can tell you I measured the Bottom Bracket Shell and came up with two figures: hole opening is 35mm inside diameter and the length is 68mm (roughly). The next measurement did not make any sense until I measured from the inner end of the inner threaded part of the spindle to the same opposite end which comes up to 122-123mm!!! (BTW PK had previously answered this correctly of course
) So if I were to order a cartridge seal bb I would order 68mm x 123mm? Sounds like the same one nigel ordered. Hope so I have a Deore LX M550 Crankset on the way lol.
Problem #3:
What the HECK is this and WHY was it in my bottom bracket??
My older son asked if it was some engineer's joke of a condom??
ahahaha...
Well I spent most of the day today taking it apart piece by piece. Time I was done I was about to pull my hair out lmao. So I will put up the problems one at a time...
Problem #1:
First while trying to fix up the rear wheel with new bearing, grease, and cleaning it up I found a loose spoke! Well was gonna true it anyways and while tightening it up SNAP! Ugh! Heck you know I am gonna build a rear wheel for it but in time sheese. So here is what I am faced with!
Would I take a nice used spoke from a different wheel just to fix that one temporary? Not too crazy about that idea because it has already been stretched out right?
Find a supplier of spokes and order a rather large amount for future use (like building that rear wheel) and use just one to fix it?
Problem #2:
I was sorta shopping for a new bottom bracket assembly and well decided to go more modern than ball bearing! Yeah me lol. I know what I want but not sure how to measure for the right size. I can tell you I measured the Bottom Bracket Shell and came up with two figures: hole opening is 35mm inside diameter and the length is 68mm (roughly). The next measurement did not make any sense until I measured from the inner end of the inner threaded part of the spindle to the same opposite end which comes up to 122-123mm!!! (BTW PK had previously answered this correctly of course
) So if I were to order a cartridge seal bb I would order 68mm x 123mm? Sounds like the same one nigel ordered. Hope so I have a Deore LX M550 Crankset on the way lol. Problem #3:
What the HECK is this and WHY was it in my bottom bracket??
My older son asked if it was some engineer's joke of a condom??
ahahaha...
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
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