Now I'm really confused. Originally the adjustable cup was on the right, behind the crank, and the fixed cup was on the left. This led us to believe that either the BB had been threaded backwards, or that it was Italian, French or Swiss (all RH threads) and assembled backwards. If there was a LH thread, how could you now assemble it "the correct way", or am I reading this wrong?
Mark Stevens wrote:
> Well I couldnt wait any longer knowing you were all in suspense. I
> stripped and cleaned all the bits and then re- assembled it in the
> correct way and it all went together fine. The fixed cup screwed in on
> its left hand thread and the adjustable cup right handy ways. The
> threads in the bracket look fine. The left hand crank is toast. It had
> worked loose and had been shimmed. There was masses of grease in there
> so it all came apart easily. I have taken some closeup photos and will
> add them to the set on flickr. I will post a link later.
> Mark Stevens much relieved in Evanton Scotland -- but still
> unsure how it happened and why?
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John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada