leelovesbikestoo
Old School Hero
Hi all
I have an old 50s Hercules Balmoral 'gentlemans bike' as a city runaround which has developed a bit of a problem.
The non-drive cottered crank is binding against the BB shell after a few miles (which is all I do per trip, anyway). I have removed the cotter pin to make sure the crank is sitting in the right place, which it is, and also slipped on some resin washers between crank and shell to ease the friction. The washers are since wearing thin and the friction is returning.
Can anyone suggest a way around this, short of replacing the BB?
I have an old 50s Hercules Balmoral 'gentlemans bike' as a city runaround which has developed a bit of a problem.
The non-drive cottered crank is binding against the BB shell after a few miles (which is all I do per trip, anyway). I have removed the cotter pin to make sure the crank is sitting in the right place, which it is, and also slipped on some resin washers between crank and shell to ease the friction. The washers are since wearing thin and the friction is returning.
Can anyone suggest a way around this, short of replacing the BB?