Press-fit tools - ridiculously expensive!

Gabbo

For installation of a new bb30 crankset (for bearings), I require one of these press-fit tools which cost in excess of £100

Does anyone know of any alternatives that will cost a fraction of the price?

Thanks

nicklouse

a headset press.

Monty Dog

If you Google "DIY Headset Press" you will get plenty of results which basically involve a length of 10mm threaded studding, a couple of nuts and some big washers.
Cheap headset presses are from about £30

Bozman

I used to worry about swapping my BB30 bearings then a mate showed me how to do it -
A hammer and a piece if wood, support the frame and knock them out, line up the new bearing and tap them in, I was slightly nervous the first time I did it but it's a doddle.

ricky1980

go ebay buy a M30 bolt about 200mm long

get a set of butter fly M30 nuts and washers...you are done! total cost £13


sorry M30 isn't available but M24 should be fine

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M24-24MM-MILD ... 460212a74d
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M2-M2-5-M3-M4 ... 27cd065aaa
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nylon-Washers ... 4846628360

you only need 2 spanners

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1 to hold one end and 1 to tighten

Yossie

Instead of ebay go down the local hardware shop - save even more money as no postage/pay pal fees and support your local.

Other than that, yup - sounds cool.

TheRealGuybrush

Hey Gabbo,

You could bite the bullet and take it to an LBS. If you just wanted a BB changed it would only be around £25 then you'd know it was done properly.

fast as fupp

i made my own tool with a length of m10 threaded bar large washers and nuts

cost £4 worked perfectly

arthur_scrimshaw

BB30 press from Superstar £35

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=565