How to Fix a Frozen Loose Ball Bottom Bracket
はじめに
手順 1 に進むThe bottom bracket on your bicycle has a great chance to be stuck or even frozen due to improper storage or maintenance. This guide will provide a brief introduction about how to repair and replace a vintage bike bottom bracket (with a lock ring and loose ball bearings) to return your bike to working condition. This guide can be applied on almost all bikes with a lock ring bottom bracket. Replacing a loose ball bottom bracket may be difficult if you are unfamiliar with the tools and components, but by following the guide, working slowly, and having patience, this procedure is completely within your grasp, even if you’ve never worked on a bicycle before!
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Remove the dust covers on both sides (drive side and non-drive side) of the crankset with a flathead screwdriver by turning it counterclockwise.
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Screw the head of crank extractor into the dust cover hole by hand until it is snug.
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Screw the handle of the crank extractor into the head.
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Rotate the handle of the crank extractor clockwise until the crank arm is completely loose from the bottom bracket, then remove the crank arm.
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Unscrew the handle and head of the crank extractor from the crank arm and repeat the process on the other side.
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Apply grease on the other bearing balls, and put it onto the spindle with the bearing cage facing outwards.
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Apply a generous amount of grease to the inside of the left side bottom bracket cup.
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Put a light amount of grease on the threads of bottom bracket cup, and screw it into the shell by hand.
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Adjust the tightness of the non-drive side cup until the spindle spins freely without resistance, but all of the play is eliminated from the spindle. If the spindle moves up and down, you want the cup more tight, and if the spinning doesn't feel smooth, you want to loosen it a bit.
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After making sure the cup has the right tightness (the spindle can turn smoothly without play), hold the cup in place with the pin spanner and use your hands to screw on the lock ring by turning it clockwise.
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Then, using the pin spanner to hold the cup in place, tighten the lock ring using the lock ring wrench.
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Congratulations on finishing your bottom bracket service!
Congratulations on finishing your bottom bracket service!
2 の人々がこのガイドを完成させました。