Tips for getting the ball bearings back into a Hollowtech II...

codybrennan

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Aaargghh!!!

Disassembling a possibly serviceable HII BB. Non-drive side- the cap thing came off and the ball bearings spilled everywhere.

I've got them back, but having a hard time getting the BB's to sit in where they should and getting the cap back on. There always seem to be 1 or 2 that won't play ball.

Tips?

Posted : 24/05/2014 7:02 pm

drlex

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Pair of tweezers/forceps and a squeeze of grease to bed them in?

Posted : 24/05/2014 7:05 pm

fin25

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When you can buy a new HtII BB for a tenner, is it worth the faff?

Just had a similar problem, thought "sod it" and got a new one, fitted it in minutes...BOSH!

Posted : 24/05/2014 7:06 pm

codybrennan

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Its probably not worth it- but its a Saturday night, bike shops are all closed 🙂

Posted : 24/05/2014 7:30 pm

bartimaeus

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Plenty of grease to stick them to and then tweezers to place them.

Posted : 24/05/2014 8:58 pm

jam-bo

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Leave one or two out?

Posted : 24/05/2014 9:06 pm

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