Conflict resolution needed

[Vernon Levy]

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!!!!!!

[Pete Biggs]

vernon levy wrote:
> 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)."
- http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQcartdg.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

[Mseries]

"vernon levy" <not@home.net> wrote in message
news:c70nu3$itk$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> 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!!!!!!

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

[Mseries]

"vernon levy" <not@home.net> wrote in message
news:c70nu3$itk$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> 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?

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 ?

[Mseries]

"Pete Biggs" <pclemantine{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in message
news:c70qs1$gueie$1@ID-144931.news.uni-berlin.de...

> 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
?

[Pete Biggs]

MSeries wrote:

>> 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

[Tony Raven]

vernon levy wrote:
> 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

[Mseries]

Tony Raven wrote:

>
> 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.

[Vernon Levy]

> > 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.
>
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!

[Zog The Undenia]

MSeries wrote:

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

That bit sometimes pulls off :-(

[Andymorris]

Pete Biggs wrote:
> vernon levy wrote:
>> 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)."
> - http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQcartdg.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.

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