My BB had become a touch loose on the drive side, allowing the BB mounted chain device to rotate easily, so I went to tighten it. However, I found that it woultdn’t tighten. It would get to almost the pinch point and then just go slack again. If I removed the chain guide then it would tighten.
My first throught was that the frame threads were knackered, but I tried a Shimano BB instead and this was absolutely fine. The length of the threads looked to be pretty much identical, but the threads seemed deeper on the Shimano one (and I had to kind of screw the chain device on whereas the Hope cup easily pushed through).
Is it likely that the BB threads have somehow worn down? Or is it more likely that the frame threads have worn and Shimano BBs just have deeper threads? The non-drive side Hope cup still fits fine – I can’t see an obvious difference in thread depth between drive and non-drive side, but it’s pretty hard to tell and I don’t have any callipers.
Has anyone else had issues like this with Hope BBs?