Never have to buy a shimano HT2 Bottom bracket again

[orangesrule]

i had a saint BB which died.

thought i'd post up how i revived it.

So these BB dont have a proper seal on the outerface, this lets loads of crap in, and the BB can die prematurely.

So basically remove your bb cups, and knock the bearings out, using a hammer and what ever hard implement you can get in there, i found a small, blunt chisel to be pretty good!!! don't worry if you smash the plastic top hats up when doing this.



(the top hat isnt in that picture but you can see the 'seal')

so now you, just have your BB cups.

Go here and buy these - http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cP...

then go and buy 2x 6805 2rs bearings, to what ever quality you want. i bought the cheapest of the cheap, as i was experimenting, next time i'll buy higher quality ones.

you'll notice these are 1mm wider than the original ones, this is because of the rubber seal on both sides. (hence you buying the new top hats).

now clean up, grease and press you're new bearings in, pop the new top hats in, and walla, you're bb is ready to go.



this is my bb with the new bearings and top hats. note the old shimano bearing seal and top hat on the right, these are now surpless to requirements.

[Jimbo.]

C'est bon!

Although I can't help but wonder if the manufacturers (Chris King aside) are missing a trick with a proper, "serviceable" (i.e. grease port!) bottom bracket. Sales, y' say? Nooooooo, never...