Re: [CR]Cure for stripped b.b. threads?

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Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:19:12 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cure for stripped b.b. threads?
To: John Pergolizzi <jtperry1@verizon.net>, rodk3d@comcast.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <01b101c4f455$905ba860$2f01a8c0@D1KBTP11>

Friends, Romans and countrymen, Apparently, a firm called YST makes a BB similar in design to the old Mavic piece. Behold:

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=807557227113&d=single&c=Components&sc=Bottom%20Brackets&tc=Cartridge/Taper%20Spindle&item_id=YS-BB99368110 I have never used one of these, although I did manage to find this listing in the Bike Tools Etc. on-line catalogue one evening while trying to find the meaning of life on the Internet. Ciao, Fred "still searching" Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> Rod,
> Having recently run into the same problem and after alot
> of crying, I
> gave this a try: stick in a Phil Wood assembly!
> Well, it worked great. The "cups" seem to have "deeper"
> threads (maybe
> "sharper" then Campagnolo).
> Make a proper installation of it and don't kill the cups;
> just real
> snug. Use the blue locktite after super cleaning the b.b. I
> use carb and
> choke cleaner; just don't let it on the paint.
> At least worth a try before more strenuous methods.
>
> good luck,
> John T.Pergolizzi
> Brooklyn, New York
>
> > Hi all,
> > Subject line says it all. Is there an easy (cheap) way to
> fix stripped
> > threads on an English threaded b.b?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Rod Kronenberg
>
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