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My cup and cone bottom bracket bearings are always getting smashed. Any theories?

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01-28-2013, 06:22 PM

The readjustment of the BB I was referring to was involving very old worn primitive one piece cranksets.
So the cage ring is toward the cone (spindle) & the exposed balls are outwards towards the cups, right?
What kind of noise, surely not a crackling popping?

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My cup and cone bottom bracket bearings are always getting smashed. Any theories? - mikecngan - 07-23-2012, 11:56 PM

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