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the bottom bracket on my bike is really really old and is started to become loose and give creaking sounds. the frame i picked up was in some state so i strip it but i kept the bottom bracket in it so its prob never been changed.looking at it ive realised that i have plastic cups so id be needing a new bb and some cups for a road frame. wondering how much this job would cost.
thinking about getting some new colour also and i was wodering how to remove the metal cups on the headset?.
search for 'shiftless bastards' on youtube, they've got some good mechanic stuff that might tell you. Alternatively, sheldonbrown.com will tell you. As for the BB and cups, if you buy a cheap one it'll be cheap and if you buy an expensive one it'll be expensive. Probably ten or twenty quid to get it fitted at your LBS or if you buy it in the shop they might stick it in gratis.
A BB should cost between £10 and £25. To change the headset cups you'll need to buy a whole new headset. If you want some colour then you're probably thinking of a Chris King headset. That's pricey. I'd just leave the headset alone if you don't want to spend too much money.
rusty:A BB should cost between £10 and £25. To change the headset cups you'll need to buy a whole new headset. If you want some colour then you're probably thinking of a Chris King headset. That's pricey. I'd just leave the headset alone if you don't want to spend too much money.
no i ment i was giving the bike a powder coat so i would need to take those cups out. or would i get them done,but id rather leave it the the chrome colour.
The BB will cost about £25-35 including fitting from the shop... as someone says though depends on what BB you get. I'm guessing on a Shimano UN-54 or similar. The headset cups can be removed properly using a special tool which the shop will probably not charge much to do provided you take it there with the forks off and the rest of the headset removed. You will then have to get it pressed back in and possibly have the headtube reamed and faced to get rid of any extra powdercoat. The headset cups wil also come out with a large flat blade screw-driver and carefully applied force (hitting it with a mallet) but you need to knock it out a wee bit on one side then a wee bit on the other a little at a time. You can DIY a headset press with some threaded rod, a few nuts and some big washers, or if you feel particularly agricultural, a piece of wood and a mallet.
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