MAXTHEROTTI":8kewh9uc said:cyfa2809":8kewh9uc said:why so?
so you can use a torque wrench on it and it grips all the way round the bb cup too
cyfa2809":20igmix5 said:that said, surely the cups will sit straight when done up to the correct torque?
MikeD":oao5xk77 said:WD, that "Torx" bit fits the plastic preload cap on non-XTR Shimano cranks. XTR has a preload ring behind the LH crank arm, all the others have a cap threaded into the end of the axle, a bit like a headset
WD Pro":3jzo469c said:MikeD":3jzo469c said:WD, that "Torx" bit fits the plastic preload cap on non-XTR Shimano cranks. XTR has a preload ring behind the LH crank arm, all the others have a cap threaded into the end of the axle, a bit like a headset
Thank you
This is the first time I have had (or even looked at) this kind of BB - I hadn’t really realised there were different methods from Shimano
For anyone interested in how 970 works :
WD