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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: magna13 on March 19, 2009, 09:23 PM

Title: fitting a sealed mid bb
Post by: magna13 on March 19, 2009, 09:23 PM

so im hopefully getting my new United mid bb tomorrow and was just wondering, do i need to wack the sealed bearings in the cups or knock the cups out then put in the sealed bearings?

thanks zak

Title: Re: fitting a sealed mid bb
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 19, 2009, 09:53 PM

 If your frame has a US bb,then you`ll need to knock the old bearing s out of the cups and (hopefully) be able to press the new bearings in by hand.

Title: Re: fitting a sealed mid bb
Post by: magna13 on March 19, 2009, 10:07 PM

its a mid bb heywood not us ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: fitting a sealed mid bb
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 19, 2009, 10:10 PM

 :) You`ve lost me-where do cups come into it then? The mid bearings are just like the ones in US cups,should just press into the frame.

Title: Re: fitting a sealed mid bb
Post by: magna13 on March 19, 2009, 10:19 PM

 :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: