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No silly music, camera in focus, clear concise instructions, I salute you

@layton3503

6 жыл бұрын

I was wondering I left feeling smarter without the headache - great video.

@bernym4047

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto, excellent!

@NJP76

4 жыл бұрын

As close to perfect instructional video as you can get. No flashy transitions, no screaming/yelling, no jump-cuts, and as you stated, no distracting music. I have always liked RJ's videos for these reasons....and of course, I often learn from them.

@SuperHyperExtra

3 ай бұрын

Yes!!

Finally...someone on the internet that explained it correctly in a free to view video, thanks !!!!! this really helped me - Nick

ALWAYS appreciate clarity and demystifying bike maintenance. I just bought a new crankset and was a little concerned about the bottom bracket. I feel MUCH better now.

Thank you so much for this! I was about ready to throw my Trek dual sport off a cliff after bringing it to a shop twice this year for the creaking and clicking. A couple hours , about $30 in tools and a $15 part ..... I fixed it myself and I am back to loving my bike! I appreciate you , RJ!

@xthomasbhx

Жыл бұрын

Wow I would stop going back to them

Great video! I have never messed with one of theses before so i wanted some visual instructions first before i attempted this on my own. Honestly this is one of the better ones i have seen. Definitely subscribed!

It looks like that I am little by little able to do everything on bikes thanks to you!! Very clear and thank you very much!

Of all the videos I’ve watched.. this guy is the easiest to follow and understand .. thanks !!

Way cool... I now have the bottom bracket removed and ready get a new one installed. Thanks for the Video that actually makes sense and is easy to follow. :)

I regularly leave positivecomments on RJ the bike guy. He is easy to follow and I rarely go wrong when i do follow him. The key is the more you do the easier it is

I've used that kind of anti-seize maintaining factory machines for decades. Nothing ever came loose from it until I wanted to take it apart. It saves so much trouble!

Just signed in to thank you in kind for sharing this knowledge. My bike started squeaking from the bb and I needed to service it. I love riding and when my bike goes down and I can't ride, it is a bummer. Thanx again from the sunny and mild central coast of California.

I installed one of these a long time ago, needed a refresher to see how to do it, thanks!

My old Trek 370 started creaking recently, came back to watch this vid before replacing the sealed bottom bracket cartridge...thanks again RJ, I should be good to go for another thousand miles on that old trusty bike now :)

@ricardotijerina886

4 жыл бұрын

way more than a thousand miles...

I'm glad you only applied a "little" anti seize to them threads, Lordy-Lordy. Besides the pun, thanks for this vid. Now i can finish practicing on the wifey's bike.

Very useful, many thanks: I've been looking about for some kind of instructions and this was the clearest and most concise I've found. Right, I'm off to fit my BB on my bike... ETA: Subscribed first...

A beautifully thought out and photographed how-to. You got the light just right and the camera real tight so you could see everything in detail.

This video was really helpful. Cheers! Got me old banjaxed bottom bracket off and replaced.

Clear instructions, bravo!

Thanks great video 😊 I had to use proper force to remove mine! I'm guessing they didn't use anti seize when it was built.

I love your are always helping us with the knowledge of how to fix bikes live long RJ

Thanks, I got a Trek Earl last year and the bottom bracket is noisy when I peddle. I'm thinking of hobbying bikes so the first project will be looking at the Earl's bottom bracket. Thanks for the how to!

Keep doing what your doing love it!

I love RJ the bike guy!

Once again ..saved me time and service call...Getting sqweeks from my bottom bracket from an old Giant mt bike...I changed the perals which helped alot but stilla faint sqweek...but was wondering how to change the bearings...now I know...thx..Pastor Chuck

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

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Thank you for the video sir. Very helpful tut. *thumbs up*

First class videos top man RJ best videos on KZread

Hey RJ The bike guy can you make a video showing how to measure the bottom bracket to show how you can get the right size that you need for your bike

@psaris7

6 жыл бұрын

Bike Perv yes rj plssss

Thank you, very helpful!

Can I just use regular grease rather than the anti seize lubricant? Thanks for the videos!

Looks like what i need to do on Rockhopper. Thanks.

Great video but seem that my left side is small then the bbt22 ? Any advice on show to take it off ?

Thanks again RJ your the Man Dude 😎💜

best video ever! thanks.

Nice tips, this is quite detail compare to others... I subscribe, bro!!

Excellent video.

Thought maybe you would mention cleaning the frame threads before reinstalling

@west_park7993

2 ай бұрын

and apply fresh grease.

Thank you. All clear. I have aluminum frame and old one completely stuck. Doesn't help even two feet pry bar with half drive. It's good idea to use torch or it's danger for aluminum ? (no worry about paint, frame will be repainted after overall completed ) ?

Thank you for the video😊

I remembered when my first time installation of this that I have no proper tools and I tighten it with just a hammer and a nail. ^_^

@soimul3941

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, 2 weeks ago, but my dad showed me a better way

Is there a chance to damage the frame threads by removing the bb, let's say if it's really stuck?

Very good and clear explanation thank's a lot it is very helpfull!! :-)

hard job to do the bottom bracket removable not easy first time. the park tool 22 bottom bracket slipping out and is 3/8 wrench is small tool with no power leverage. the Pedro bottom tool 1/2 wrench is big with long bar you are strong man

Will the blue marine grease suffice; I don't have the other stuff?

When I crank the B.B. tight for my shimano square taper sealed B.B. the spindles seems to receive a lot more tension then when it is just slightly loose but still without play. Is that normal? How smooth should the spindles be actually? It just doesn’t feel right for the spindles to feel this tight and non free spinning. I’m not using a torque wrench so I’m basing it via feel.

Always great

I finally managed to remove my bottom bracket which I installed myself. It wouldn't budge at all using spanners and extensions. The core problem was holding the bb removal tool in place while you turn the spanner. The side that jammed was as in 2:16, ie the second side. After months of delay and thinking what I should do, I used two bb removal tools and an F-clamp with some lax on the other side (the other side was fitted in 90% in). This was just in case this side also turned when you unscrew the other side. There was no problem with flying bb tools now as the whole setup seemed secure. I used my foot and body weight on the spanner which I covered with some old clothing to prevent slipping. But for suspense the thing just wouldn't move. I thought perhaps I had turned the wrong direction but I put my faith in the instructions here and kept on trying. I was in disbelief when I felt the bb tool actually moved and had to check the changed position of the spanner to confirm my luck. Key: 1 Don't over tighten the bottom bracket a slight nudge after the caps stop moving in at the end of the thread is sufficient. If you ride a lot it pays to change or clean the bottom brackets on a regular basis. 2 Don't scrooge on the grease. The more the merrier. This time I greased the entire tunnel so water doesn't stick to the metal surfaces; and both the male and female threads.)

I have the same un26 bottom bracket its awsome very smooth and very strong

My bike shop pulled out his whole tool box and sayed to me simply,you need all these tools that cost about 2 grand to reamove your crank bearings but I can do it for cheaper.Now I watch your video I was dam,ass,hustler lol.Its easy besides the ard to start stuff.lol

sir can i use just a regular bike lube or grease instead of the kind of lube that your using. coz u cant find that kind of lube here where i live. thnks

Very helpful video

Awesome & Thanks Sir 🙏🕊

If you were to torque it what would you torque it too? And torqued necessarily?

Thanks for the information

Hello Sir, is is possible to do loose threads on the bottom bracket hub?

great video. Just wanted to check which way both sides loosen/tighten, thanks for that. I'm going to use copper-greece when I put it back together. (My bike, 20yr old Giant Cadex CFR-4)

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

Personally I would usually regular grease. Copper grease is for high temp applications, which this is not. And there is a debate whether copper grease prevent galvanic corrosion or not.

Good helpful vid thanks

Thanks for sharing

My old zektor 3 bottom bracket sounded like it was eating cheatos so I bought a replacement bottom bracket, but the non drive side has no lip to the replacement. Do I just drive in the non drive side until flush with the frame or do I drive it in all the way it can go?

Helpful video

Do you have to do left side first ?

What torque should drive side be around?

Hey RJ. I wonder if you have ever opened a bb like this, only to remove the spindle and use it for the fixed cup style of bb. I tried to google it but no success. I have a fixed cup style of bb, bought new cranks and the spindle is too long for them. Chainline is way off. It seems to be cheaper to buy a new bb-un25 for example, cut it open and remove the spindle, than it is to order just the spindle. Do you think it could be done? Thanks.

Have an old Raleigh frame, want to do an upgrade. Want to use a sealed bottom bracket, any idea what measurements it would be? Thx....

How long should this repair last before you have to repair it again?

What torque should be used for screwing these in?

I just got some free parts from a friend, I got a Shimano sealed like this in your video, but one of the screw ins is plastic?

Maybe you can help. I have a felt q520 with a th cartridge type bb, I have an FSA Afterburner that I want to install. My question is, can I and if so how can I use a PF30 system in the bike?

is there a case it can be over thighten I naught a sagmit bb it kinda feel like heavy even on low gear ratio?

I have a sealed cartridge bottom bracket called Truvativ Giga X Pipe ISIS. I understand the ISIS is the fitting but what does the GXP mean? If I want to replace my crankset does that mean I need it to be specific to ISIS and GXP? Thanks

One more question. When i removed my bike's crank arms, it took some force. Now when i put them back, is there anything i should consider? I mean i struggled a bit to remove them and now when screw them back, i would hammer the arms a bit to be sure that they're tightly seated? Drive side seems to be specially important because after i put the arms back, i hear hissing sound from sprocket when the gear is on 5 and up (8 gear Nexus). It didn't have any such sound before i replaced BB. So i guess chain wheel is not precisely aligned with the sprocket? I did my best to really tighten the arm screw.

My hero. 👍

Thanks for the video. I have a question about those threaded cups that you removed using that special tool. My question is what does the cup, on the NON drive side of the bottom bracket actually do? I just seems to screw into the bike frame and the bottom bracket just sits inside it. So what is its function? Many thanks

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

It supports the cartridge on that side. There is way too much force, and weight for it too only be held on one side.

I'm rebuilding this frame that has a 68mm BB Shell. I accidentally bought a 74mm bottom bracket. Will this still work?

Would this be the same tool to remove ISIS style bottom brackets? Do you have the link to this tool? Thanks

So, how do you know the BB size of the cartidge and special tool? And how do you know the size+type of crank to specify for the cartridge?

Cj my buttom bracket was made out of plastic and i tried removing it with a screw driver, and the teeth of the buttom bracket got worn out and there is no way to grip the buttom bracket. Any suggestions?

is a 68x123.5mm square taper bottom bracket an incredibly rare size? i cannot find it even as an option anywhere sizewise. do i have any other options? i see 122.5 for some, but i know 1mm can be a huge difference sometimes... thanks for any guidance.

I'm working on a eastern bmx freestyle bottom bracket . What direction does the bolt turn to loosen . The bolt that goes through the crank arm into the axle . Thanks for any help

@RJTheBikeGuy

6 жыл бұрын

Counter clockwise.

Anit seize, reminds me of installing borescope plugs on CF6 engines.

Can these bottom brackets be opened and have their bearings cleaned and regressed? Or are we stuck with having to replace the whole bottom bracket?

thank you👏

Would you recommend using some kind of greece for the BB.I opened my today thanks to your videos and found brown stuff inside,I wiped it out and I am thinking I will get greese tomorrow and or should I use 3 in 1 oil.

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

Where are you going to put the grease? In place of the anti-seize stuff? Sure. Unless the non drive side is plastic, then don't use grease on that.

can I switch that for a euro bottom bracket?

Just finished removing (and then disassembling and greasing) the Shimano sealed cartridge unit in an old Schwinn Mt. bike, following this excellent tutorial. Thanks much!!!

@collateralus

6 жыл бұрын

how do you disassemble a sealed BB? I just got mine out and have no idea how to access the bearing to apply grease.

Hi RJ! great video, thank you! I have a question, i was installing a new un26 shimano BB, but there ir a little gap (1mm MAX) on the non drive side. Its that a problema or is it just fine? again, thank you for all your videos

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Not an issue. The non drive side just supports the cartridge.

My Huffy Outlier bike cheap bearings ring broke at 2200 miles. So local bike guy is putting in sealed bearing bracker. How many miles can I expect? I don't ride trails, just roads and sidewalks.

I've found that a long metal pipe over the wrench does the job very well

Are there any anti-seize lubricant for non-metal bottom brackets? I'm instaling a Hollowtech II BB from Shimano. Is there anything I can use?

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Use a light coating of grease. I prefer marine grease. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpetw7V-ccuvZc4.html

Thank you for great video. I should watch it before I did remove my center bearing :-D. On RIGHT hand side of bike, I totally did not expect LEFT THREAD type, so instead of loosening it, I was tightening it. Luckily I realized that before it was too late, so I only little damaged the thread. One kind note to your video: At beginning you say ,,these nuts can be extremly tight" and when you do tighten it, it seems, that you apply quite big force :-) I think that, there is no need for big force. Asi it is fine-threaded and you tighten into alu-alloy. By the way, is there some torque rating-specification? This is exactly kind of thread, which I would love tighten by torque wrench. As if you do it wrong, than you can say to your bike frame: "Bye, bye" :-D Also I would recommend to do loseing and tightening process with bike standing on wheels (on the groud), because othervise you can during loosening damage your bike stand (it can be seen in your the video, how stand is moving-flexing)

hey mate...any other techniques for getting the right hand cup piece (the left hand screw threaded bit) out when its super tight..using clamps/hammers .??have the correct tool, just doesnt budge..thanks in advance

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

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@David-bz8qz

8 жыл бұрын

+RJ The Bike Guy hi..thanks for the prompt reply..☺☺i will try it when i hget home later. the only other thing i thought..could i knock the right hand cup off the new sealed cartridge and just use the cup that is stuck? anyway, will try yr trick first..tha nks

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

No, you can't use the current fixed cup with a cartridge BB.

@samuelhall6226

8 жыл бұрын

Hi David, mine were extremely tight too. So tight that I literally thought it was stuck in there forever. However, I did eventually get it out which was great. I first soaked it in WD40 (pour/spray copiously down the seat tube so that it pools at the bottom, and soak the outside of the BB shell around the threads in WD40 also). Then pour a full kettle full of boiling water over the BB shell (frame upside down). Pour it over slowly so that the boiling water has time to warm up the metal frame. The water shouldn't damage the paint job at all, but maybe mask off sensitive areas such as brakes.Then as immediately as possible fit a large, strong piece of metal pipe (~1m long) over a large adjustable spanner connected tightly to the BB tool. Lever down on the end of the pipe for maximum torque. It should finally begin to unscrew now. Worked for me where all other methods failed. Hope it works for you too. Let me know. Thanks

@David-bz8qz

8 жыл бұрын

+Samuel Hall ha ha..thats funny!...i tried the method in u tube clip..stripped the first bolt. .second attempt still no joy.would not budge..ended up taking itvto bike shop...they eventually got it out, but stripped the bottom bracket thread in the process. ..fortunately, they were able to re tap it and screw new cartridge in place. they only charged $60..so happy with that...i rekon it may have been cross threaded. .anyway, thanks for your commentits good to share these ideas..i will try yr technique in future..although i hope i dont need to...all the best☺

Do you have to use the same bearing system or can i use th loose beaings system

@RJTheBikeGuy

9 жыл бұрын

You can switch to using loose bearings, but you are going to have to find an old bottom bracket with axle and cups, etc.

Very helpful video Bike Guy.. My first rebuilt ever.. The worst case scenareo for me..nothing would remove the cranks except for an angle grinder! replace chainset and BB anyway.. running perfect... After a thief stole my new MTB i decided to rebuild my old one and learnt heeps by doing it... Turn bad into good! and buy some serious D LOCKS too

@RJTheBikeGuy

9 жыл бұрын

Full Moon Party Video Sorry your bike stolen. I m surprised about the cranks. I have never had that much trouble getting them off with a puller tool except for damaged threads.

@Mkvy

9 жыл бұрын

Bikes about 12 Years old , they were totally seized/welded.. Fork Joint splitter had no effect!.. crank puller tore the threads out completely

@RJTheBikeGuy

9 жыл бұрын

Another method is to remove the crank retaining nuts/bolts and ride a couple miles. This will often loosen the arms, but can potentially damage the surfaces inside the arms where they mate with the spindle.

@adamwood5450

7 жыл бұрын

DANTDM

I have had so much trouble with these in the past.Had to put a bolt through the tool and hold it in place on the bracket.Then put that in the vice and turn the whole frame .These can be almost seized in solid.Extremely tight after sea water/perspiration and steel against aluminum.EXTREMELY hard sometimes.Gotta make sure you turn the tool or frame the right way!!

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

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Hey I have one of these on my 09 Jamis and it has a slight bump when you rock it back and forth does that mean that it is going bad or do these all have some play in them ?

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

+That50chevy It could be the unit is loose in the shell, or the bearings are worn. They shouldn't have much if any play.

Thanks

Good vids, any information on when to replace the sealed bottom bracket? What are the signs that a replacement is required?

@RJTheBikeGuy

10 жыл бұрын

If there is play in the cranks and the BB caps are tight. Of if there is roughness in turning the cranks.

Really love your videos not many pepole do this! Keep it up! I also had a question do you know if its the same procedure for shimano bb un-26 bb and if you coild replace it with a regular bb (shimano hollowtech II) ? Thanks again

@RJTheBikeGuy

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info?o=U&video_id=TcyaSEAhI5k And I am not sure how a Hollowtech II would be considered a "regular" BB anymore than a cartridge BB or a cup and spindle BB.

@Felix-nm6vn

6 жыл бұрын

RJ The Bike Guy thanks mate and yeah probably not a regular bb anymore...

hey rj if you have a sealed cartridge bb is there still the same compatibility with hallowtech ii and megaexo BB's?

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

If it's normal British threading, they should work: www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-bottombrackets.html

nNice video; just a question: does the sealed cartdrige BB needs maintenance too? I mean, do it has to be disassembled or directly repalced?? THANKS

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

+giacotubo Generally a cartridge BB doesn't need maintenance, but is replaced when it starts having issues.