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Post by tomac on May 27, 2006 18:08:51 GMT 10
no dude I was sort of joking about all the measurements, there's no way an Australian bike is going to have Italian, French or Swiss measurements. The easiest way to measure thread pitch with a ruler is to count the threads in a distance of 1 inch. This gives you a threads per inch (TPI) figure. If the threads per inch are 25.4 then you have a 1mm pitch.
- Joel
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Post by cdfeto on May 27, 2006 18:43:03 GMT 10
ow really ... well i catually ... umm  ... knew you were joking.... (not actaully) I'll try to get that TPI tomorow. thanks |
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Post by tomac on May 28, 2006 9:27:40 GMT 10
don't worry about the TPI. There's nothing else it can be other than 1.37" * 24tpi English thread. Fortunately for you that's what everything is now.
- Joel
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Post by cdfeto on May 28, 2006 10:25:03 GMT 10
ok, awsome. Now I just have to get the money, and buy the parts.
Thanks for all the help !
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Post by alex markwart on May 28, 2006 11:59:34 GMT 10
Wow, this was the longest thread between two people I've ever seen.
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Post by Peace on May 28, 2006 12:32:54 GMT 10
yeah! i thought it was going to get interesting! meh...
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Post by tomac on May 28, 2006 16:18:08 GMT 10
what? you thought we'd hook up or something? I haven't even seen his myspace pic...
- Joel
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Post by cdfeto on May 28, 2006 17:31:58 GMT 10
hahaha how is that not interesting ! |
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Post by cdfeto on May 28, 2006 18:33:29 GMT 10
I'm actually going to put the BB and cranks from my dad's XC bike for now. I got the tools this arvo, pulled the cranks out. But i can't get the BB out, is it "reversed" thread ?
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Post by JoelO on May 28, 2006 20:08:00 GMT 10
drive side is reverse threaded, pretty sure it's drive side. either way, when the pick is upside down you push towards the chain stays with the spanner if you're pushing down from above.
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Post by cdfeto on May 28, 2006 20:11:02 GMT 10
"when the pick is upside down you push towards the chain stays with the spanner if you're pushing down from above"
didnt quite get that ...
whats : pick ?
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Post by JoelO on May 28, 2006 20:33:52 GMT 10
sorry, i'm on a wireless keyboard with flat batteries, pick should of been bike
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Post by tomac on May 28, 2006 22:09:09 GMT 10
the driveside turns clockwise to undo it. This is because of the rotation of the bearings in a bottom bracket - they tend to unscrew standard-threaded drive-side BB cups.
the non-drive (left) cup is a normal "lefty loosey" direction.
- Joel
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Post by cdfeto on May 29, 2006 16:59:52 GMT 10
thanks for that guys.
Got the BB out, screwed it in the Speedwell with the cranks. The bike has a smal BB shell so i cant screw in the BB completly. Tensioned the chain and ..... rode it !
The gears arn't in great working order right now, probly just needs adjusting and a new cable. Only two of the 3 gears work (now) when I set the shifter on : "1" , there's no transmition.
Can any bike shop fix the gears up ?
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Post by JoelO on May 29, 2006 17:20:48 GMT 10
you can get a 5mm spacer for the BB (which i assume is 73mm) to make it fit
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... knew you were joking.... (not actaully) 
