> > "gerrit van wijk" <
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> >
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> > > There is a creaking noise coming from my un52 bottem bracket. It has served me well for a long
> > > time but since I can't overhaul it I
> will
> > > sent it into retirement. un72 or even un91 springs to mind but these are also sealed and
> > > cannot
> be
> > > overhauld (?). So is there an altenativen to shimano bottembrackets? Something that is very
> > > well sealed, square tapered but can be regreased/repacked. Preferably about the same price (so
> > > no phil wood).
><
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> > AFAIK the shortest loose-bearing standard spindle is a 3H, which is
about
> > 113mm ( old spec =30.5 left and right). Spindles are readily available
> from
> > there up to about 130mm but not shorter. There are some short specialty loose bearing BB sets
> > around such as Campagnolo's last product the
Record
> > Pista but for inexpensive standard spindles you are restricted to older crank formats.
"Mike S." <mikeshaw@coxDOTnet> wrote in message
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> Might want to re-think that statement (113mm...) I have some D/A Pista spindles that are 109.
Yes,we agree. Specialty spindles are still around from Campagnolo and for the Dura Ace, etc.
Standard spindles ($9.95 to $14.95, available from a dozen suppliers) are just not made below
number 3H.
You'll notice that standardized spindles use the uniform markings with a 3, 5 or seven denoting the
shell width and a letter for the various combinations of left and right side length. If anyone has
ever noticed any pattern or order in standardized spindle markings I'd like to hear about
it. The oldest ones were 3-S and 3-T, then longer such as 3-M and 3-R, a supersized 3-RB ,then much
shorter like the 3-P, 3-A and 3-H just before their demise. I always found that nomenclature a
bit loopy .
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