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@alfredoosorio1721

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your video now i know what to do but next time try using a vice grip to hold your bar, that way you'll be able to hit it harder.

@jamestodd3054

5 жыл бұрын

Hi RJ thanks for the video! What/where/How did you buy the right cotter pins? I have the same bike. Cheers

@SiParengBen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, really helps the family 👍

@KokWuiLai

Ай бұрын

Ok

Hello RJ, great videos! I noticed in this video you install the cotter pins with the fixing nuts facing in the SAME direction. However, doing this may cause the crank arms not to be pointing 180 degrees apart. Explanation and remedy: the bevel angle of the first cotter pin will cause the first crank to be facing slightly off the diagonal of the first flat part of the axle. When installing the second cotter pin with the fixing nut facing in the OPPOSITE direction, you will have the second crank again facing slightly off the diagonal of the second flat part of the axle, but in the opposite direction, thus compensating for the off on the first crank, and therefore having the crank arms pointing neatly 180 degrees apart. Greetings from Vienna Austria, Mikko Stout/Stadtradler

I have fond memories about my peugeot bike: In the summer when I was ~15, I earned money delivering the local newspaper, also taking over from "colleagues" in vacation time. The money earned I used to buy a brand new Peugeot ?H10 in 1979 / 1980 or something like that. I rode it for over 7000 Km before it was stolen. It was such an elegant bike, loved it...

I had a Peugeot racer when I was a teenager. I watched my father repair the cotter pins which didn't fit and also had to be filed down. This video brought back some happy memories. Thank you.

Amazing tutorial. Absolutely exactly what I precisely needed. You have no idea how helpful this is.

Love too see the vintage bikes be work on .. thanks ! Keep em Rollin

I have this model in Blue. It's unbelievable what videos you find on KZread, this is exactly the solution to my problem. Thank you.

You are a saint to save an old bike like this. Most would throw it in the trash due to it's condition, complex servicing, and rarity of parts.

Thank you so much for this video, RJ The Bike Guy. I'm wanting to overhaul the bottom bracket on my '79 Raleigh Superb and you've really made things clear and concise. Keep'em coming.

Thanks for this video, and the others. I've just bought a PV10 that needs a lot of tender loving care to get it back on the road, and your videos are a great help.

Super Nice! Thanks! I am a young bicycle repair mans apprentice and for my own old bike I needed this information since at my work we have mostly modern bicycles with different systems.

My 30 years old bottom bracket loosen this morning, first I worried about what to do but your video relaxed my very much. Thanks!

I'm glad that I'm not the only one to have had the cotter pin problem. To solve my problem, I purchased a can of computer de-duster (compressed air stuff). I turned it upside down, and I sprayed the cotter pin til it was ice cold. After that, I bashed it through!

@christophergreen5735

8 жыл бұрын

I would have tried using liquid propane... which is very cold stuff. `100 or something. Outside and away from the house, and on a windy day... at the very least wear thick winter gloves while fooling around like this..... Before you install the cotter pins, leave them in a freezer for 8-24 hours (or more): the metal will shrink a bit, so will go into the hole a little easier and farther. :-) Install them right after taking them out of the freezer. You could freeze the with the lube on them...

@Hukkinen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this freezing tip both of you: it is much more available than heat!! These sort of tricks and tacit knowledge is much harder to acquire, than any this kind of job on higher level. @@christophergreen5735 but wouldn't this freezer trick put them too tight, a trouble for the next guy.. Hmm, perhaps not, as you would spare the 50 mi retightening. Thanks! PS. I think I'll use bolt tar spray, after installing, to keep the rust out..

This is exactly the video I needed to fix up a 1975 BSA Tour of Britain. Great job!

Thank you so much for your time and attention when reading and answering my ques. your awesome.

Thank you for creating and sharing this video (an your many other videos). I just got my mid 70s Peugeot back home and am going to start on the restoration. The cotter pins look daunting, but I'm glad to know it can be done! Also, thanks for linking the tools.

I had a bottom bracket set up just like that on a 1973 echo road bike that I'm redoing right now and I literally it was so rusted I had to cut it off just to get the bracket out. Thanks for this video I've been looking for one like this so I know how to convert that old bracket style to the new one you're the man brother

I'm rebuilding an old racing Bike , these Videos are priceless thank you

This video has been so helpful. Thank you so much 😊

Thanks, picked up a Coppi folding bike and have never repacked any bicycle bearings before, this helped a lot.

Good video. Thanks for taking the time to produce a quality video!

Hey RJ... Your videos are so helpful and informative. Those links to those tools you used also saved my knuckles and checked my frustration level. Thank you Sir.

Hello, Your videos are SOOOO helpful and informative. I say Thank you! I would like to say, that if anyone is having the darnedest time getting that Bottom bracket cup off on a Peugeot, its very possible the drive side cup loosens the opposite direction. Clockwise. I couldn't get it off , then I tried the other way and then it came undone. So not all Peugeots loosen counter-clock wise. Hard to say what models had what threading in the mid - late 80's on Peugeots. Thank you again!

this is so helpful, thank you! I just watched your other video, how to make an inexpensive cotterpin press from a top beam clamp = it totally worked! I'm ready to start filing my cotterpins....

Another enjoyable and educational video. I'm on a bike video watching binge tonight. Thanks, RJ the Bike Guy. :-)

Job well done,love you videos,i always learn from them thanks

Watching stuff like this is so satisfying

@yovanykleverandradeaguirre5043

7 жыл бұрын

chuchas

6:46 “such fun” lmfao I lose it every time 😹

nicely done! .. brings back memories.. I had a white Peugeot UO8 (UO8s had chromed forks, as in the videos, the AO8s did not) just like that one back in the seventies (rode it until ~mid 80's).

@freebird1ification

10 ай бұрын

iv got 1 with the full touring package

Thank you RJ! I have the same Peugeot and felt the bearings go sour yesterday. This will save make it possible for me to do this myself. Excited and nervous to give it a whirl.

Nice video. I had a bike in my childhood with exact cotter pin system. Crank arms never kept 180 degree sweep each against other.

Im restoring a old peugeot road bike and your video really help me thank

Thanks for the good explanation! On my mid 80s Peugeot the fixed cup was left-hand threaded, just to remind future me.

@SMidberg

8 ай бұрын

Its called a Swiss thread.

I have the same grease gun and it is my favorite bike tool!

I had to do the first part yesterday on a Peugeot mixte. I wasn't sure if it's French or Swiss threading, I had to judge it visually once I took off the adjustable (non-drive side) cup and looking inside. The threads look opposite to each other, so I took the gamble and started hammering my tool on the drive-side clockwise to undo it, and it worked! Phew! But now I have a swiss BB with worn cups, and I don't know whether they're still OK to use. I had to drill my cotter pins and my advice, to make your life easier, buy a cobalt drill bit, they are tough and sharp and go through metal like butter. They are a bit more expensive, I bought a 4mm and 6mm bit separately and they did the job. I'm waiting for my new 9mm cotter pins to arrive and I'll start putting it all back together with the worn cups... If it doesn't feel smooth, I'll take them out again and splash out on some threadless BB cartridge alternative...

excellent tutorial, helped me a lot.

Impressive work RJ...

This was very helpful.

Thanks so much this is exactly what I needed!

Well done, thanks!

cotter pin = trouble， thanks for the information

great stuff!

Hi! Great video! I have a old German bike and I'm trying to take the lock nuts out but I guess the screw is damaged. I twist them and they just turn around and around and don't come out. They are not rounded. Do you think I would need to drill the nut and the pin as well?

Superb video. I have just taken out the cotterpinned BB of a Raleigh Chiltern. But the pedal arms are about 10 degrees out when reassembled. Bit of an odd one so looking at replacing the axle. Lots of different dimensions for the axles but hopefully get sorted. Thanks George UK

matur suwun ilmunya mister.. ☺☺

Upgrading the crank to a modern square taper crank is very easy. The procedure is as you show it up to the point of inserting the spindle. At this point, insert a JIS square taper #5 spindle which is the correct length to work with the original cups. Adjust as you show and then any JIS square taper crank can be mounted. A modern aluminum crank would be much lighter than the steel original and much easier to overhaul the next time.

@mattjth

6 жыл бұрын

can you replace the entire bottom bracket altogether? and if so, what kind of bottom bracket would you need if you wanted a square taper?

@bishplis7226

6 жыл бұрын

depends on the size, so check it

@bishplis7226

6 жыл бұрын

replacing the bb is also expensive

@brendonnoble3296

5 жыл бұрын

But if the threads are both clockwise a modern bb will only fit on one side. I guess an italian thread bb with and english thread cup off another bb might work.

Great video

Eleven 😃 i just tried aaand the result is unbelievable 👍 thanks

Very well done sir. thank you

This is a good video for a cotter pinned BB overhaul regardless of original nationality of the manufacturer. When removing an old cotter pin apply a real rust breaker, to both ends of the cotter pin, after you loosen the fixing nut about one turn. With the nut loosened one turn, use your hammer on the nut. This can preserve the threads on the cotter pin so you can use those pins again. With that nut on the threads it makes the impact point stiffer and this will transfer more loosening force into the cotter pin slope to loosen it without a drill bit. Another way to avoid drilling the cotter pin. Loosen the nuts, or take the nuts off, spray the cotter pin with rust breaker and go ride the bike. When installing the fixed cup or the adjusting cup one should apply grease on the cup threads and the bottom bracket threads in order to get an even coating on all the threads. This will make it easier to adjust the BB with this installation and make overhaul easier next year or a decade after the install. Trying to anchor, tighten, the cotter pin with the fixing nut RJ is absolutely right. DON'T try to pull the cotter pin into its tightened final position with that retaining nut. The cotter pin will snap into two pieces. That nut is just to keep the cotter pin from backing out, loosening. If the retaining nut does not have a Nylock retainer built into the nut, use a retaining liquid to keep the nut from loosening itself. If you don't want to buy the all time favorite 'Blue' medium strength thread lock, use some finger nail polish on the treads. Fingernail polish color doesn't matter. Before you make your final adjustment of the bottom bracket bearings, install the drive side crank arm. With this arm in place you can use it like a lever to detect a looseness. Lift the arm up to about a 2 or 10 o'clock position and let go. This will let you see how smooth it is moving.

Great video! Small question about the drilling: how does it work (what makes it loosen up)?

Hi RJ another interesting video, I was wondering if you have plans to do one with setting up and adjusting these old style gears which would have been fitted to this kind of bike cheers

Hey good video man!

Very Good so many bike do not know even what a cotter pin bottom bracket is ,Excellent ,I have an old Mistral super sport

Super Film

oh jeez this is an old video... but just what I need. I have to do this exact thing to my old Atala 5 speed. Thank You

Thank you man

wirklich sehr gut erklärt :)

Muito bom 👏👏👏👏

Great video . Just a heads up on the cotter pin. Next time use a air chisel hammer tool with a blunt tip. The pin pops right out and you can even reuse the cotter pin if needed . cheers and keep posting.

thanks very gut explained :)

Perfect 🥰 👌👌👌👌

It seems to me the French and the Italians had the right idea here. I know this is rare, but I know someone who built a retro fixie using an old English frame, and one problem he had was the drive side bearing unscrewing. Pedals are made to tighten as we ride, but not the drive side on bottom brackets. I know they can be hard to remove, but I doubt being self tightening would make a lot of difference.

@thisisthewolf9521

6 жыл бұрын

Split10 i think it would work better right ? probably a bitch to take out but oh well.

Greatings creativiti unlimited👍

Good video good knowledge repairing of bicycle bottom bracket thank you sir for this video . 🚲🚴🚴❣️☺️

pls make a video introducing the tools you have used to remove the nuts/ locknuts and grease-gun and where they would be available online.

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXaqt6uKg9DRk6Q.html

RJ, thanks for all the great videos. Very helpful! I am restoring a 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport, with Stronglight cranks. I have the 23.35 crank pull from Stein. I understand the non-drive side bottom bracket threads to be right hand thread, removing counter clockwise. You mention French and Italian bottom brackets to be right hand thread also on the drive side, requiring removal with counter clockwise effort. Before I try to unscrew the BB on the drive side of this English bike, can you let me know which way it will unscrew? I am inclined to unscrew clockwise unless you advise otherwise. Thanks so much!

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Clockwise. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gm2jq7emlKyberg.html

I’ve got a vintage Columbia “Formula 10” I was thinking of either servicing the bottom bracket or completely replacing it. If I were to replace it, how would you go about choosing a bottom bracket, if possible? I’m kind of a newbie but definitely learning. Thanks for your time.

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

First, it's a low end bike, so probably not worth spending much money on upgrading. So just service the BB. If it has a one piece B: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ6b1dpydLLSaNI.html

THANK YOU i have a travel bike based on an old mountain bike and have kind of the same system but the iron balls are conected and always brake the iron conecter......now u gave me the idea to place only the balls inside....... i think we did it old times...... sorry for my english....

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

Like this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIKatKZtdbeqfJM.html

Hi RJ, thanks for another brilliant video. Can you please tell me what the corrugated plastic tube present in bottom bracket is and is it necessary to put it bank in?

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

It helps keep debris away from the bearings. Necessary, no. Recommended, yes.

u r legend

Thank you!!!

Any way I can remove the fixed cup without the tool? I've tired an adjustable wrench but it's not big enough.

thank you

Hi RJ (or anyone who might know the answer), do you know if the fixed cup of a 1980's peugeot made in Canada is left treaded or right treaded? I heard it might be different than on those made in France but i'm not sure where to look for the info. Thanks in advance

@brendonnoble3296

5 жыл бұрын

If it doesn't loosen one way, try the other.

this video is way better than parktool or anything

I am most of the way through this job on the same bike. The pins tend to bend when using a tie rod tool, so pressing has limited use. On the drive side it took a lot of drilling to get it out, a lot of work. Using the same method on the left side I had it out in under 10 minutes. Luck of the draw on these.

you fixed my doubt.....thank you

Amazing, exactly what I need to rebuild my Grandad's old Peugeot UO8. Thank you so much for this. Is it important to set the non-drive side first? Or can I set up the drive side first?

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand your question.

Thank you very much for your detailed explenations. Your vids are like therapy for me :-). I have an old Peugeot Frame, which I want to build up. Unfortunately I have no bottom bracket. Is there a possibility to use a standart bsa bracket by changing the right Hand side of the bracket ? Thank you in advance

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. You will have to find a French threaded, or threadless BB.

great video. I'm from Brazil and I have a Caloi 10, very similiar to this Pegeout. Do you have a video showing how to replace the original botton bracket to a sealed one? Or even a more modern one? Thanks

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

If you have a made in France bike, your options are limited due to French threading. You would probably have to get a threadless sealed bottom bracket.

Since it can be hard to adjust the bearing play when reassembling I would suggest attaching the DRIVE crank first since then you can use the crank arm as leverage to see if there is still play while still having easy access to the adjustable cup and lock ring if they need to be adjusted. The bearings might seem fine with no arms attached but still have play when the DRIVE arm is attached and need to be tightened slightly.

Peugeot road bike? How nice.

@RJTheBikeGuy

9 жыл бұрын

Yes. 1970-74 Peugeot. Maybe a UO-8 or something similar.

Hi! Do you think the bottom bearing could be replaced with a cartridge bottom bracket for more modern cranks? My son wants me to convert a second hand frame into a single speed

You're definitely entertaining mate...

hey RJ, great videos learning alot, i have a question. i have 1970 Stella bike, what upgrade can i do on the crank? i know its cottered crank i would like change it in to a square modern crank. do you have any ideas or replacement parts i can use? one thaugh came to mind to upgrade the crank would have a cnc shop do the parts for me.

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

I don't know what a Stella is. Depending on the sizing, threading, you may be able to install a modern BB and crankset.

great videos! thanks! I just got a 1973ish Peugeot record du monde...Is it possible, without considerable trouble, to replace the original crankset with something more modern? Also, kind of the same question about the bb cartridge? thanks!

@thisisthewolf9521

6 жыл бұрын

ben heesten you can probably change the spindle to a square taper, then use a newer crankset. if i'm not mistaken peugeots up to '78 have the reverse thread in the fixed cup, and can have a different tpi (26 if not mistaken). just save the cups and find a similar spindle st.

My left crank can move slightly while Rte the drive crank is stationary. Do that mean my axel is possibly broken? Also where's the best place to get parts in Canada/USA? Thanks! Great video btw. Restoring the bike I had when I was 14 . Love it .

What size pins did you use? I am doing the same to a vintage peugot

Excellent job and alot of knowledge for me to absorb, I love it. My mind was wondering and I asked myself why you did not go ahead and take the time to remove the rust and really spruce up that bike. It looked like it was a decent bike but I am not certain?? Thanks

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

That was not the point of the video. One thing at a time.

This system with a pins in the crank levers must pain in ass 😅 Hate it since my childhood

I have a quick question RJ, I have similar bike as the one in the video can I turn it to fixie/single speed and what modern crankset would u recommend? thanks again

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

It can be done with most types of cranksets. You have to figure out what you want and make it work.

Saludos desde Uruguay!!yo también poseo una bicicleta Peugeot y no pude encontrar un video en mi idioma que mostrara claramente el armado del eje centro..muchas gracias ...me va a ser muy muy util.

Great video RJ. Wanted to ask a related question: My dad has a 1981-82 Peugeot P8 whose original chainrings got warped and bent. Rather than "restore" the bike, I was wondering if it would be possible to modernize it with a current-day Shimano road bike groupset with Hollowtech II bottom bracket cups? My concern is that prior to 1985, the French reportedly did not use the same thread standards as the rest of the world, and so my idea might be a non-starter. I realize I'd have to open up the rear triangle but that seems easy enough compared to the screw threads issue. Any thoughts?

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

If it was a made in France Peugeot, I don't think you are going to get Hollowtech II. You will have to get something with French threading, or a threadless BB. You are probably stuck with square taper.

@TypeVertigo

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks RJ. I ended up buying a new bike of my own, but the thought of modernizing the P8 always lingered in the back of my mind. Good to hear your confirmation that the idea's a non-starter.

Overhauling a bb just like this. I just got the nondrive crank arm on, flipped it around to do the crank side and noticed the lip on the axle has broken off. What are the exact dimensions of this axle and do you know where I can find a replacement?

very good ! i have several little "pijo" in france !

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. FYI, there are three common pronunciations: Peugeot (UK: /ˈpɜːrʒoʊ/, US: /puːˈʒoʊ/; French: [pøʒo])

@kervilou5905

5 жыл бұрын

i pronunce "pijo", as a joke....... hi! rj ! mich, france

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! :D

I usually don't remove fixed cup to overhaul the BB unless I need to replace a new BB. And the tool used in this video to remove/tight lock ring are really tend to slip when you apply torque, so need to be really careful using it. One thing I am confused is that my BB shell is clean and the threads are in good condition, so is my BB. But it really could not thread in with only hand, as smooth as it showed in this video. I can only use hand to give it two or three turns then need to use tool. Not sure if there is something wrong in my situation.

@jimbob036

6 жыл бұрын

Did you grease the threads (BB & cups)?

Hi, I really really need an answer for this question. I have this SR Grand Silver Crankset, with the same bottom bracket like in the video, so the question is, can I convert it to sealed bearing bottom bracket? Because I always experience having creaks on my bottom bracket and it's so annoying. I need some help. Thanks!

Hey RJ, love the videos man, so much good info. I have an old peugeot fixie and im nearly certain that it was originally a U-08, altough its been painted a few times so i cant be 100% sure, but I cant figure out what size seat post it takes, by any chance could you tell me what yours is if you still have it? thank you.

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

+Gavin Carter I never definitively identified it.

@gavcarter2000

8 жыл бұрын

RJ The Bike Guy ok no worries thanks anyway

how hard would it be to put a modern crank set on an old french bike. I dont like the 70s bulky cranks

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

You can probably install square taper cranks, but that is probably the limit as old French bikes have different threadings. You would need to buy some square taper cranks, and a French threaded bottom bracket to match.