Hello fellow
After 1500 km and a long year of use, along with plenty of hose down and washed trot of all kinds, including muddy, the drive side bottom bracket of my Spicy 316 had enough. That was harder than anything else. So Here I put some pictures of something that is not documented for almost any site. In fact we owe to forero nacho81 of foromtb, which was one of the first that made it and explained it to me but could not document. So goes for you Nacho.
The truth is that the procedure is simple, but you have to be careful when removing the cap and overalls, pull out and are very very thin, and it is easy from there, especially the outside of the top, I've taken both with a large cutter pushing out little by little to different areas until it has gone.
must be said that the fact of using bearings unsealed and carrying a dust to protect them only when the seals today are worth two dollars, because .... as I find a bit shabby, at least caged van, because they were just missing loose ball. While it is true that a sealed bearing, is not that free entry of water and filth, if it is something more than these, and also prevent the simple use and the centrifugal forces that occur when rolling escape more fat than they should, because in my case, turning the main problem was that they were very dry (especially the right) and lack of fat in the nuts
favor of the system, we must say that Spicy wash to hose down the petrol station, and not cut my hair to wash all over the place, but no traces of rust at all. So the dust does its function as water is concerned, which is important. The more dust sealed bearing combination would be perfect.
Hope you brico be useful, because as I said, dry bearings were more fat than the roe, the change has been important, now much smoother roll.
grease I used was the web super rock and roll that is specific for bearings, but any consistent fat guess is valid.
Some photos are slightly blurred, aghhh, but it is well appreciated that the process is easy, let it.
The first course is to remove the rods and allow the bearing to the eye.
Then, with a cutter or something thin and flat, we are pushing out the outer cover, putting the flat on the cutter by the small gap between the lid and the bowl until ready to rise. Careful here, the outer plastic cover is really thin and break easily.
After removing
the lid as you can see the dust. It is important that before doing anything to give him good degreaser so you can see where to put the cutter, if not, with so much filth and fat do not see anything
now slowly pry the sides of the dust ends up leaving, it's easy.
Well, these are two parts to be removed to get full access to the bearings, as you see are very simple, you catch and cleanse the well with oil both also . When you return to to not get confused with the dust, on the one hand is rubber and the other is flat and metallic, as the rubber part out, and the metal inward contact bearings.
Well, at this point, we have bearings on the face, now you catch spray degreaser to remove all the crap and a toothbrush and clean well, without fear , then we will either fat. I use the degreasing of the Decathlon, which is great for these issues.
Once
count him All clean and dry, then give tuti fat, I recommend that after giving the fat and before covering all bear a finger around the bearing so that the fat is well distributed, and that when you put the boot then quitéis all the surplus fat, otherwise you will attract all the dirt then I catch. The web super rock and roll will stay there forever, I know from experience, I personally use for almost everything.
As I said, after putting the boot, do not forget to remove any excess fat well, if you leave it as the next picture, bad business.
And finally put the plastic cover and marching greased BB camaraderie and another 1500 km! While I believe the next change them for a enduro.
Once you've assembled it all, remember a few laps to the pedals so that the fat evenly distributed finish and hand in those pedaling notice the difference and how soft it is now compared to before. I hope you find it useful, just about to be careful when removing the cover and the dust, especially with the first
See you on the trail!
