Perils of buying 2nd hand and goings on in my garage

[biggs682]

Out of interest why did you bother removing the fixed (DS) cup?

When I'm just servicing/ regreasing I leave the fixed one in place, remove only the adjustable one, and clean inside the BB shell with a rag, because removing the fixed cup can be such a PITA.

Is it just because you're more thorough than me?

If I'm replacing the ball bearing setup with a sealed unit then I remove both cups, obvs.

Mainly because the amount of dried up grease I have found on everything connected to bearings.

And I always try to re use as much as I can of the original parts.

Definitely a pia to remove though

 

[biggs682]

@biggs682 - I had the same issue with the 1948 Claud Butlee. The seller suggested some parts hadn't been ever greased since new.

I think this one had only been very lightly used before being put away and forgotten about.

Certainly should ride a bit easier than it would have done if I had tried it before handing over my hard earned cash .