gxp bottom bracket

bazzer33
bazzer33 Posts: 5
edited May 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
small amount of play in bb chainset crank bolt tight only few months old any ideas

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Read the manual.

    Add grease to the bearings.
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  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    BB could be loose
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    turnerjohn wrote:
    BB could be loose
    I'd love to know how that would work...
  • steelie600
    steelie600 Posts: 519
    bazzer33 wrote:
    small amount of play in bb chainset crank bolt tight only few months old any ideas

    in which plane, horizontal or vertical??

    horizontal tighten nut on lhs vertical, could bearings????
    Idiot ^^^^^^^^^

    Ralph
  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    bennett_346 wrote:
    turnerjohn wrote:
    BB could be loose
    I'd love to know how that would work...
    well more the bearings ...should have been more specific...B- for effort :-P
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    I went through 2 GXP BBs in 9 months on my Canyon Nerve. Both times the non drive side bearing cover had come away from the bearing allowing crud and water to get in and knacker the bearing. Gone to a Shimano SLX set up and so far no problem. Fingers tightly crossed.
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  • mrmonkfinger
    mrmonkfinger Posts: 1,452
    stubs wrote:
    bearing cover had come away from the bearing allowing crud and water to get in and knacker the bearing

    Same for me, original SRAM BB lasted about 6 months.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    mrmonkfinger wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    bearing cover had come away from the bearing allowing crud and water to get in and knacker the bearing

    Same for me, original SRAM BB lasted about 6 months.

    same here too. Good job there cheap enough.

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