BB Installation 101

[cookiejar1994]

i have a amber fathom bmx bike its a spanish bottom bracket. i take the crank arms off but that rod or whatever you call it wont com out so how do i get it out.PLEASE HELP

[5doomslayer6]

Even though i dont go to bike shops i would never go to yours

[1998metallicafan]

ther is a vice rite ther take a couple blocks of wood and pres them in ther

[mkotisrael]

01:30 never underestimate engineers

[RaptorDiablo]

You have a Vice right there D:! cmon at least get two pieces of wood and use the vice to press them in man D:! -feel sorry for the bearing-

[traingp7]

You need to learn the new bottom bracket tech. BB 30 is NOT press fit. SRAM has a system called BB 30 PRESS FIT and that system does not need the super tight specs that reguar BB 30 needs. The bearings come installed in a nylon casing and you press the whole thing into the bottom bracket eliminating the C clips that you have to install inside a normal BB 30 bottom bracket. This standard is better that regualar BB 30 in my opinion and it's lighter than reguar BB 30 or so I heard.

[brandon1997bmx]

what kind of grease do i need to use ? will multi purpose grease from a grease gun work ???

[scumbagcarrol]

@brandon1997bmx Yep!

[FruitBooterNY]

how do you take them out =[ ...

[xoxopusxox]

ever heard of a bearing press? At least use a mallet.

[step321123]

were the seccond ones mid seald bbs

[iMackiiD]

u install everything on ur spindl-- WHOOOPS!!

[hillman122]

why did he hit the mid bbs with a hammer ur guna brake it

[gbpker4life]

im buyin a ilegal 08 cutom bmx does any1 know if its threaded or normal and if its a midd bb-american or spanish?

[1H31C3M4N]

you should know what gonna be on the bike your getting

[GangreneVagina]

gbpker- What's illegal about it?

[gbpker4life]

its the make....

[invaledcode]

@gbpker4life an american is a huge bb, a mid is well... middle size, and a spanish is extremely small. on an american the shit all threads in some how, so look for two notches in the cups.

[pofrani]

the last bb he fitted, is that called a mid bb?

[willmanhi1]

no it was a european.

[eddiemiles1920]

wrong, its a SPANISH BB, not euro

[f4s1a1k9a5p]

@eddiemiles1920 stupid ass a spanish is way smaller learn your shit

[xtmraser]

can u change from an unsealed bb 2 a sealed bb ? any boddy know pleaz help

[willmanhi1]

yeaah but you will need a different spindle and to buy the bearings you can buy new cranks withan axle and a same size bearings but if you want to save money and spend ages looking you can get a same size axle with the smae amount of splines and the same size...but that will take ages lol

[xtmraser]

yeah mate i posted that comment ages ago nd i have already changed but thanks 4 ur help :)

[joshdachump]

u should not use the hammer directly on the bearing you could damage it best way to install that style bb is to put a threaded rod best fit the hole and washer each side and nuts either end just crank and let them pull themselves in dont do what he does here and risk breaking your bearings

[unch0sen]

i cant find any simple explination of how to just tighten a bottom bracket, i have a haro f3 if that makes a difference. get back to me with any tips / ideas please

[willmanhi1]

if its one of them ones with a bolt on it, take of the bolt and washer and put a flat headed screwdriver in the little groove on the ring and turn it till it doesnt move arounds...thats about as goo as i can explain it

[mentalboyy6]

how much do you recon it will cost to get a 22m bb euripe one fited at halfords closest to me " or anywhere else ? cheers

[baltazardc]

genius why would you use the head of the hammer to put the spinde use a mallet or the side of the hammer.

[zackjlang]

will that fit a fitting that is a 175mm? im not sure bout the mid bb i have standard and i want to upgrade to a better bearing please reply back at zackjlang thanks.

[weedfabrications]

move your spacer to the side, put your spindle on the middle of the bearings and use a rubble mallet.

[kyleain]

i love rubble mallets, they are so just so, rubbly

[BIGGDALE101394]

hi please could you make a video to remove a press bottom bracket

thanks

day

[madaboutrc]

They are designed to be desposable, they are maintanence free and never need to be removed, you will destroy them by removing them, if you take your cranks off a little blast of oil or grease should keep them lubed up.

[opticz5]

uh. dumbass.. he said he wasnt greasing em cause they were going to br sold. so there not messing round with the frames to much. so they dont lose there 'new' value.

[sarahXsunshine]

You should use a rubber mallet/hammer.

Its better.

This helped a lot.

Thanks.

[vicx05]

why is it better? I don't have threads on my BB kit, so I have to hammer it in

[fbmcaponerider]

UR BB IS PRBLY A MID

[fbmcaponerider]

ue bb is prbly a mid

[BMXriedl]

how can i get the "press (whatever) bottom bracket" out of the frame? thx for answer

[Rb26R34]

Ya because we all want our bearings rusted solid into our frames.

[sk8erboy6619]

dumbfucks he said the frame was 4 some1 else they might not have wanted it greased

[falloutyear]

I'm sure he neglected most of the things you normally wouldn't when assembling your own bike just to keep the video length down..

[Rb26R34]

Why make the video then?

[falloutyear]

To show you the basics.. He said that normally you would grease it ;).

[Rb26R34]

How long does it take to grease a freaking bearing cup?! I'm sure in the time he said he would he could've done it.

[falloutyear]

Why you gettin mad?

[Rb26R34]

I'm not, I just won't trust empire with anything bmx from now on :)

[Rb26R34]

Wouldn't want him working on my bike :S... What a tool.

[madaboutrc]

why would you want someone working on your bike anyway

[kyleain]

if u dont know what ur are doing genius

[madaboutrc]

Most would just look it up, chances are if you send your bike in then it will come out worse.

[CKyzOnLy]

man you grease it, that's just mean if you don't, use a rubber hammer or the axel and washers technique, that's cheap when you just hammer it in, they'll only last about a month

[CKyzOnLy]

lol` i just use an axel and` washers`

[jason4130]

thanks

[Jarrked]

what a retard hammering the alel atleast use a rubber hammer

[jonflorencio]

great job! really descriptive... answered a bunch of questions i had. thanks!

[patskis]

Tom sounds like Nicholas cage. Hahahaha