Not original all Raleigh spindles are stamped
I can tell you, getting that right side BB cup off was a BEAR!
-I’m guessing that thing has never been off….
Meh.. I’m country strong. I saw the ‘pinch the wrench’ deal on YouTube and didn’t have the patience and am too cheap to run out and get the threaded rod and hardware. (I thought I’d give it a half hour: If I couldn’t grunt it off in 30 minutes, I’d go to the store the next day for the hardware kit)You were able to get it off just with the park tool? You didn’t have to bolt that tool onto the bearing cup with a nut and washers?
I built a tool from a block of half-inch thick steel for that job. I bolted it right to the cup, and then put a big crescent wrench on the block. Then I wacked the wrench with a mallet. That finally did it without tearing the cup up.
Meh.. I’m country strong. I saw the ‘pinch the wrench’ deal on YouTube and didn’t have the patience and am too cheap to run out and get the threaded rod and hardware. (I thought I’d give it a half hour: If I couldn’t grunt it off in 30 minutes, I’d go to the store the next day for the hardware kit)
I did put on a good set of mechanic gloves as the tool was so thin, it was digging into the skin on my palms As I was torquing it.
I did have to press and hold the wrench on the BB with my left hand and rap the tool a few times with a hammer.
the challenge was getting the wrench to ‘bite’ and not slip off.
I think the hammer hits freed up the BB and I horsed it off the rest of the way by alternating pushing down on the wrench on one side and lifting up on the opposite side using the chain stay as leverage.
Wow!! That is a brilliantly simple solution. I’m almost embarrassed how difficult I make this. I have used bar clamps and 2x4s to hold the tool in place.You don’t need a threaded rod. All you need is a short bolt, nut & washers. You hold it with a socket wrench thru the bottom bracket.
Yeah, those hol(e)y strips come in handy all the time on my builds as well!So…. This was quick, easy, cheap and went exactly as planned!!!!
THAT’S A FIRST FOR THIS BIKE!!!!!
Just got some pipe hanging tape, some snips, some hardware….. BOOM!
I’ll remove this and paint it to match:
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Like a roll of brackets! Looks proper, Jude! I've got an old set of brackets on a rack that I'll be scavenging for my bike, they appear to be dipped in black vinyl to protect the paint on the stays. If they don't work out, I might be copying your method. How tight are they grabbing on the stays?That perforated plumbing tape is like the duct tape of rat rod bikes!
100%; this is mostly a test fit And mock-up. During final assembly, once the fenders, wheels and brakes are on, I’ll lower rack accordingly.It looks adjustable too. You could raise the baskets or lower them a few inches.
They are grabbing awesome; I can get them as tight as I want.Like a roll of brackets! Looks proper, Jude! I've got an old set of brackets on a rack that I'll be scavenging for my bike, they appear to be dipped in black vinyl to protect the paint on the stays. If they don't work out, I might be copying your method. How tight are they grabbing on the stays?
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