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Title: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on March 07, 2007, 01:31 PM: I had this spindle arrive this morning. It was advertised as a Turbo Lite Spindle but the seller says they removed it from a double tubed set of DB cranks, which leads me to believe it is for a Leary Turbo or Early Redline crank. Is this for open bearings? as i can see no mounts for sealed units...... Thanks Guys :)
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Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: Jazzchimp on March 07, 2007, 02:02 PM: guess the spindle!

loose ball defo as for the turbo bit... not sure
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on March 07, 2007, 02:13 PM: I think its the large size. It measures 12mm or 1/2 and inch square on the narrowest end of the taper.
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: GREMLIN on March 07, 2007, 05:14 PM: Andy ask bmx-796 about the spindle he has on his turbo. From the looks of his pics he's running a loose ball bottom bracket with his turbo crank set :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: dj_benice on March 07, 2007, 05:16 PM: from memory the early 400 flights (sugino) and DB three pieces all had the same square tapered spindle ;)

All the sugino spindles are pictured here http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=26518.0;topicseen
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: digitaltransfer on March 07, 2007, 06:49 PM: I always thought DB and Redlines were Sealed BB though !!! cant remember seeing anything other than !!

I had a set of profiles, redlines 400 and 401 and they were always sealed BB ?

I remember looking at N restalls DB and his Bros they were always sealed as well !!

But also yes it does look like a loose ball spindle though !
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: lazychubs on March 07, 2007, 07:43 PM: try a normal maxy crank arm on it
if it fits then its a normal lite one
if no fit its turbo one lol
as i got a sealed new school one on my turbolite cranks
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 07, 2007, 07:44 PM: looks like a 400 spindle , but i have never seen a DB one lol

certainly loose ball , and most early redlines 400s and 401s were loose balll

sealed redlines were the hadley or the techmatic BBs which were top bannana i belive
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: bof on March 07, 2007, 09:22 PM: definitely not a harry leary spindle but is definitely a loose ball spindle I would say.
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: bmx-796 on March 07, 2007, 10:02 PM: sealed b/b on my harry leary
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: pkradman on March 07, 2007, 10:33 PM: looks like a 400 spindle to me .. which in turn is a turbo crank spindle
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: bmx-796 on March 07, 2007, 10:40 PM: do you want to sell it
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: Frosty on March 08, 2007, 11:18 AM: The three spindles for the 400 series sealed (Sugino made) cranks are now on Ratty's thread.

I have not heard of 400's in anything other than a sealed version. Could be the DB TL one, I'll see if I can dig out any pics of those.
Title: Re: Leary Turbo Crank Spindle?
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on March 08, 2007, 01:34 PM: Thanks Guys :) :4_17_5: