Raoul,
Years ago I had a Viscount that had a bottom bracket assembly that, if memory serves, required no threads on the shell....if so, maybe the shell could be rounded out enough and fitted with such an assembly, although it wouldn't be original and I know that is important to Ann. And, of course, memory may not be serving..........
Pat Moffat Tempe, AZ
-----Original Message----- From: Raoul Delmare <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Nov 8, 2003 6:15 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Help Frame Repair !! Possible ?? - was - ack, my poor Schwinn
Folks ,
We can't just leave Ann out there !
Can such a bottom bracket be returned to proper shape ??
And yes , I understand that a steel casting , bent , and then returned to shape , would be prone to cracking .
But what if the bottom bracket shell was originally formed from sheet steel to begin with ?
Ann , look at the bottom of the bottom bracket shell , both inside and outside . Do you see a large seam , or any trace of a seam having been smoothed down ?
Re-shaping a b.b. shell , which was originally bent together out of a piece of flat sheet , should be possible . Right ? And of course , the threads will need to be delicately chased . But there is a competent person for doing the thread-chasing , working right in the same shop with the owner of the damaged frame !!
And , I know that replacing a b.b. shell is the most complex of frame repairs . But what does that sort of thing cost ? Also , re-chrome-plating , after replacing the b.b. shell , would be needlessly expensive . The good news is that the original Schwinn "Opaque Blue" would be fairly easy to match ! No , it would not have chrome plating under the fresh paint . But that would just mean that the fresh paint would stick better , and be less likely to come off later !
If the b.b. shell could simply be straightened , any resulting paint damage would be even easier to repair .
What can be done here ?
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas
> The shipper partially listened to me, wrapped the frame in bubble wrap,
> braced the drop outs, but didn't stabilize it in the box and the bottom
> bracket shell got slightly squished on one side.
>
> He wants to file a claim with UPS, I think its because of poor packing. I
> don't think they will do a thing.
>
> I unwrapped it and was soooo happy to see it, then so sad. What a
> WASTE. I suppose the BB shell can be replaced, but then it's not original
> anymore. It had such nice chrome under the paint and such potential.
>
> Ann Phillips, Decatur GA