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  1. I am about to fit a Shimano BB to my Galaxy but the arrow
    sticker on the bearing is 180 degree at variance with the
    printed instructions.

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a supporting
    ring. According to the sticker the metal main part goes on
    the opposite side to the chain ring whereas the written
    instructions indicate that the metal main body is fitted at
    the chain ring side of the BB.

    What do I do?

    The last BB was no help as it had two support rings, one for
    each side.

    Help!!!!!!

  2. vernon levy said:

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a
    supporting ring. According to the sticker the metal main
    part goes on the opposite side to the chain ring whereas
    the written instructions indicate that the metal main body
    is fitted at the chain ring side of the BB.

    I would go by the sticker. Written instructions may be for
    another model.....

    "There are two different styles of Shimano® cartridge
    bottom brackets. One type has a fixed flange on the
    right side (drive side). The other type has a fixed
    flange on the left side (non-drive side)."
    - parktool.comFAQcartdg.shtml

    What model is it? More instructions may be on the Shimano
    websites. In any case, the parts won't screw in if they're
    the wrong way round, would they?

    ~PB

  3. "vernon levy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I am about to fit a Shimano BB to my Galaxy but the arrow
    sticker on the bearing is 180 degree at variance with the
    printed instructions.

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a
    supporting ring. According to the sticker the metal main
    part goes on the opposite side to the chain ring whereas
    the written instructions indicate that the metal


    main

    Quoted message said:

    body is fitted at the chain ring side of the BB.

    What do I do?

    The last BB was no help as it had two support rings, one
    for each side.

    Help!!!!!!

    The part attached to the bottom bracket goes on the drive
    side and replaces the fixed cup.

  4. "vernon levy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I am about to fit a Shimano BB to my Galaxy but the arrow
    sticker on the bearing is 180 degree at variance with the
    printed instructions.

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a
    supporting ring. According to the sticker the metal main
    part goes on the opposite side to the chain ring whereas
    the written instructions indicate that the metal


    main

    Quoted message said:

    body is fitted at the chain ring side of the BB.

    What do I do?

    I am assuming that the sticker points to the R and L,
    facing the direction of travel with the sticker the right
    way up does the R point the fixed metal support ? and is it
    on the right ?

  5. "Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I would go by the sticker. Written instructions may be for
    another model.....

    Sticker may be on the wrong way ! What model BB is it Vernon
    ?

  6. MSeries said:
    Quoted message said:

    I would go by the sticker. Written instructions may be
    for another model.....

    Sticker may be on the wrong way ! What model BB is it
    Vernon ?

    Well, anything's possible but is that likely? I don't think
    so. Instructions (in general) frequently apply to something
    totally different than what's in the box!

    ~PB

  7. vernon levy said:

    I am about to fit a Shimano BB to my Galaxy but the arrow
    sticker on the bearing is 180 degree at variance with the
    printed instructions.

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a
    supporting ring. According to the sticker the metal main
    part goes on the opposite side to the chain ring whereas
    the written instructions indicate that the metal main body
    is fitted at the chain ring side of the BB.

    What do I do?

    The last BB was no help as it had two support rings, one
    for each side.

    Help!!!!!!

    Just take the support ring and try to gently start it off on
    both sides (trying turning both directions). One side it
    will screw in, one side it won't because it has the wrong
    handed thread. Once you know which side that goes, the rest
    is obvious

    Tony

  8. Tony Raven said:


    Just take the support ring and try to gently start it off
    on both sides (trying turning both directions). One side
    it will screw in, one side it won't because it has the
    wrong handed thread. Once you know which side that goes,
    the rest is obvious

    Tony

    This will only work if its is an English BB Shell which I
    expect a Dawes is. The same thought came to me in the
    bath just now - Eureka ! Italian BBs have right thread on
    both sides.

  9. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Just take the support ring and try to gently start it
    off on both sides (trying turning both directions). One
    side it will screw in, one side it won't because it has
    the wrong handed thread. Once you know which side that
    goes, the rest is obvious

    Tony

    This will only work if its is an English BB Shell which I
    expect a Dawes


    is.

    Quoted message said:

    The same thought came to me in the bath just now - Eureka
    ! Italian BBs


    have

    Quoted message said:

    right thread on both sides.


    Thanks chaps!

    The BB is now fitted having discovered that:

    1 the instructions were wrong 2 the sticker was right 3
    italian threading would have resolved nothing 4 the
    handedness of the shell sorted out the problem

    If I'd done what I normally do, fit the item and several
    weeks later, glance at the instructions, I would never have
    had this problem!

  10. MSeries said:

    The part attached to the bottom bracket goes on the drive
    side and replaces the fixed cup.

    That bit sometimes pulls off :-(

  11. Pete Biggs said:
    vernon levy said:

    The BB is a two part fitment the main body and a
    supporting ring. According to the sticker the metal main
    part goes on the opposite side to the chain ring whereas
    the written instructions indicate that the metal main
    body is fitted at the chain ring side of the BB.

    I would go by the sticker. Written instructions may be for
    another model.....

    "There are two different styles of Shimano® cartridge
    bottom brackets. One type has a fixed flange on the
    right side (drive side). The other type has a fixed
    flange on the left side (non-drive side)."
    - parktool.comFAQcartdg.shtml

    What model is it? More instructions may be on the Shimano
    websites. In any case, the parts won't screw in if they're
    the wrong way round, would they?

    ~PB

    They will if you really try hard.

    Don't ask.

    --
    Andy Morris

    AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK

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