Couple of BB installation questions

Yacoby
Yacoby Posts: 211
edited April 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Couple of questions regarding BB installation.

I have a new Shimano SLX bb. It seems to have come with some form of grease already on the BB. Is it advantageous to use this over what I would use (finish line anti seize). If I used the grease that came with the BB I would assume I still need to add some grease lightly to the shell?

The torque I need to do the BB up is listed as ~50N. I take it this is pretty much as tight as I can get it pushing down with my weight? (I am not exactly the strongest of people around).

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    It is actually a thread lock.

    Leave it on and if you wish a bi of anti seize will not harm.

    You have had the BB shell faced at some time?

    And yes tight.
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  • Yacoby
    Yacoby Posts: 211
    nicklouse wrote:
    It is actually a thread lock.

    Leave it on and if you wish a bi of anti seize will not harm.
    nicklouse wrote:
    And yes tight.

    Awesome.
    nicklouse wrote:
    You have had the BB shell faced at some time?
    I don't think so. Second hand frame and it doesn't look as if it has been faced. I don't think the person I bought it off had any BB problems though.

    EDIT:
    It actually looks as though it could have been. IDK. I should probably go and ask him :P

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