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Broken plastic HollowTech II BB spacers, why?
Yesterday I was installing a BB-MT501 HollowTech II bottom bracket into my ~2006 Trek 520 frame. This frame has a 68mm BB shell.
I was following the directions on Shimano's website: https://si.shimano....
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What replacement for Shimano 105 SM-FC5600 Bottom Bracket
I have a Specialized Tarmac Comp bike from 2010. It has a Shimano 105 SM-FC5600 Bottom Bracket that I want to replace. It makes clicking sounds, after 50.000km of use.
I think I can use any shimano ...
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Upgrade bottom bracket
I want to upgrade my bottom bracket (square taper 68x113 threaded) to Shimano hollowtech and fit a new triple crankset. My gears are 3x10 so will my front gears still work with the new set up.
What ...
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Hollowtech II BB alternative for stripped frame threads [duplicate]
I removed the BB (Shimano BB-93) from my Canondale Trail and found the drive side thread is stripped on BB and frame.
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What are the options for me to replace the BB?
Is there an alternative ...
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Dura-Ace R9100 Bottom Bracket With A Dura-Ace FC-7900 Crankset?
I have just purchased a Dura-Ace FC-7900 crankset and I am trying to find a good, readily available bottom bracket to pair with it.
With Shimano's Hollowtech II and Octalink II technologies, will the ...
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How to install a Hollowtech II crankset if it does not fit the top hat?
In threaded 2-part bottom brackets there is a plastic top hat/bearing insert/dust cover that goes between the BB's bearing and the spindle, so that they fit tightly and the spindle does not wobble.
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Misc bottom backet and crankset questions [closed]
I am planning to upgrade a few of my bikes .. some due to faulty BBs and some just to upgrade the crankset. Here are the questions I have:
1) Road vs MTB
I read from the another post about Road vs ...
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External BB cranks not spinning well
I have a Cannondale F2000 that I'm updating and turning into a gravel/commuter bike.
I replaced the original square taper bottom bracket with a new Hollowtech II version.
Now the new crank does not ...
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Upgrading a crank set
I presently have a 3x7 speed crankset with a sealed cartridge bottom bracket on my touring bike and want to upgrade to a new Hollowtech II bottom bracket and crankset, specifically, the SHIMANO Claris ...
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How to remove stuck Shimano Hollow-Tech bottom bracket cups?
When I tried to remove the bottom bracket bearing cups using the BB tool it was very hard to move or it's just stuck. Tried WD40 then slowly tapping the tool using a mallet didn't work. To cut the ...
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Threading for BB (British) for Hollowtech 2 or square taper crankset?
I have square taper crankset from Sugino (compact double 48-34). I am using their aluminium cartridge BB (I think it's 68mm). Anyway, I was wondering what is the difference, if any, regarding the ...
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Using spacers on crank spindle instead of bottom bracket when fitting HollowTech MTB crank to road bb
HollowTech road BB is 68 mm wide and fits a road crank without spacers. Hollow tech mountain BB uses up to 3 x 2.5 mm spacers. Hence crank is designed to be used with 75.5 mm wide bottom bracket ...
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What types of BB-axle to crankarms interfaces are there?
On the lowest end, we have the taper/square interface. I believe it is standard i.e. there are no variations in the sizes.
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Then there is the Octalink. Actually ...
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