Thanks again for the helpful tips. Mission accomplished: Cleaned the
threads with WD40/toothbrush/rag and then chased them with the previous BB.
Did my Small Business Saturday part by buying the replacement BB at an
LBS. Had to go to 4 before I found my size, but I don't mind that. It's
on
or just chase the threads.
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 4:40 AM, islaysteve wrote:
> Thanks for the tips, guys. Paint thinner didn't seem to work too well, so
> I thought a stiffer brush might be needed. I can try WD40 and if that
> doesn't work, can get Naptha at the hardware store or HD without t
Marc
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on
behalf of islaysteve [alkire...@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 2:24 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Bottom Bracket Thread Cleaning
I'm going to be chang
Hey,
I recommend you have the LBS run a set of BB taps thru your shell. That will
clean it up real nice.
James Valiensi, PE
Northridge, CA
H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796
On Nov 26, 2011, at 2:40 AM, islaysteve wrote:
> Thanks for the tips, guys. Paint thinner didn't seem to work too well, so I
Thanks for the tips, guys. Paint thinner didn't seem to work too well, so
I thought a stiffer brush might be needed. I can try WD40 and if that
doesn't work, can get Naptha at the hardware store or HD without too much
trouble. Steve
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On Nov 25, 2011, at 3:24 PM, islaysteve wrote:
> I'm going to be changing the BB on my Bleriot (RBW content!), and I want to
> clean up the threads in the shell first. I believe I used anti-seize
> compound when I installed the current BB, and it's gritty in there. What's a
> good way to do
I'm going to be changing the BB on my Bleriot (RBW content!), and I want to
clean up the threads in the shell first. I believe I used anti-seize
compound when I installed the current BB, and it's gritty in there. What's
a good way to do this? I'm thinking that a small, fine brass brush might
