Catastrophic BB failure...

[gbb]

Cranks are wobbling about like nothing on earth....the only plus is the bearings havn't self distructed and are all there.
Drastic measures...as soon as i tighten the BB, it just spins and i'm back to square one, so i've mig welded the lot together. Its not going to come apart again...ever. But what can i do ?
Picure before...
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And after ...

Sod it, i have so many problems putting photos in here...Locknut has stripped its thread so it wont lock...welded in place.


Anyway...gotcha

 

[snorri]

Link doesn't work

 

[gbb]

Link doesn't work

Links gone, photo in now

 

[Smokin Joe]

Nice bike, gbb.

You raced it yet?

 

[mickle]

Chain's slack.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Not surprised as it's a MAGNA.

These are often described as BSO

 

[gbb]

Not surprised as it's a MAGNA.

These are often described as BSO

Waddayamean BSO its got track dropouts hasn't it ? Doesn't that count for something ?

TBF, the owners dad said if i can't fix it, it's being skipped. Can't let a 5 year old down can you. Weld...cool. weld...cool, or the bearings'd be toast...literally.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Take heart gbb, even if the BB is cream crackered, that frame looks as though it would survive a direct hit by mortar shell.

 

[gbb]

Take heart gbb, even if the BB is cream crackered, that frame looks as though it would survive a direct hit by mortar shell.

Good job i didnt have a mouthful of tea when i read that...

 

[Sleeping Menace]

Good job i didnt have a mouthful of tea when i read that...

You didn't get your cycle repair training at Halfords..did you?

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