Raleigh Rapide Basket Case Build

[Ian Raleigh]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Had a strange woman just called at our house! I told her I'm not interested, she then got her jugs out! Ok I said I'm interested...lol

Defo' a Rapide so worth saving.

Those FAG bottom brackets was the crappiest thing ever to be invented, designed from a BB which had stripped
its threads and just screwed together, had one myself back in the late 80's and the bearings failed within a year.

 

[The History Man]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Well that settles it then. Onward!

Now any tips on how to get this crappy bb out without chewing it to bits?

She needs to be back in time for Call the Midwife.

 

[legrandefromage]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Melt it out. The cups crumbled in mine.

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

No option mate the FAG thing will look a mess by the time you get it out. Heat the axle up and pull the axle straight out.

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Melt it out. The cups crumbled in mine.

Who invented these shite things anyway :evil:

 

[The History Man]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Ze Germans. it says so on it.

 

[Midlife]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

A hammer can come in handy if memory serves .....

Shaun

 

[elPedro666]

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And it that doesn't work, try a bigger hammer!

 

[The History Man]

Re: Dave Lloyd/Raleigh Mystery Basket Case Build id help please

Freeze and shatter it?

A dremel would make short work then?

 

[The History Man]

Well that was an absolute b&stard. Hardened cups pressed into brittle not melting plastic. Ground a hole on the cups to flick out the ball bearings releasing the axle. Then cut the cups up with a Dremel. Then carefully hacksaw end the full length shitty plastic crappy idea of a BB and eventually got it out with zero frame damage. Ran an old BB in to check threads. All good. 2 hours.

Ready for powder. I may go super offensive window licker given the I.d.