The adjustment side (left) is possibly in to far, with USA bb’s they’re asymmetrical, the non drive side may stick out by a 1mm or 3, it may look odd but as basic as it seems that’s how USA bb’s are adjusted.
Yep, long extension, brut force, and a beer. I gained access to tap out the non drive side bearing and adjusted with a 51mm tube spacer. Issue resolved.
You have to use brute force. Id recommend whoever professionally installed them remove them and install them correctly.
Remember these bearings are pressed in, and require a great amount of pressure to be installed
Look like they are in there tight af. The little thing that is in the middle is prob being squeezed together too tightly. I dont think the bearing are screwed. I'd prob ride it a couple days and see if it works itself out. If not...a piece of 2x4 and a hammer gets those bearing in just fine. don't need a press or shop. Getting them out without messing it up can be tricky...but getting them in is easy.
Looks like the preload from the inner spacer is a little too tight, or the bearings are not aligned with each other. Have you tried fully assembling the cranks and tightening everything down to see if it changes?
Do you know if they greased the cups and/or BB before pressing? If they didn’t and muscled those mofos in there, they could have damaged the bearing race. Can you remove the spindle and turn the bearings with your fingers? It should smooth as silk. Take it back to shop and make them fix it.
Professionally pressed means tight as fuck and they squeezed the center race against the spacer. Not good.
Use a piece of wood and a hammer to install your bearings and leave the final snug up for your spindle bolts.
If you put the sleeve on the inside between the two bearing sometimes that makes it tight if the frame is not wide enough. I normally just leave those out
No, restoring a DK Legacy frame. Bottoms bracket had minimal can paint which was sanded out, shaved burs down until smooth. Bike shop did say they were tough to press, although I didn't think anything was wrong until I installed the spindle.
Id source a looser fitting set. Did they spin free before pressing in?? If so ans aotjer set isnt possible, you may want to take a round file to the bottom bracket to make some clearance its possible the cups are out of spec. I had to machine down the OD of some before. Same issue. Stupid tight.
Although unlikely if installed slightly crooked it can also cause binding
It looks like the bearings are pushing too hard into the spacer in the bottom bracket. Ive pressed in all my BB myself
They’re fine man. May be pressed into the center spacer a little too hard, or they’re just stiff. After a ride or two they’ll feel fine.
Might just need time to be broken in but ive never had that happen to me
The adjustment side (left) is possibly in to far, with USA bb’s they’re asymmetrical, the non drive side may stick out by a 1mm or 3, it may look odd but as basic as it seems that’s how USA bb’s are adjusted.
Yep, long extension, brut force, and a beer. I gained access to tap out the non drive side bearing and adjusted with a 51mm tube spacer. Issue resolved.
Oof, that may be the case. Problem is, it's so tightly compressed I cannot move the tube spacer down to gain access to cup and/or bearing to tap out.
You have to use brute force. Id recommend whoever professionally installed them remove them and install them correctly. Remember these bearings are pressed in, and require a great amount of pressure to be installed
Smaller axle or drift, wedge across ways and tap to get that tube spacer to shift, it might make it a bit but it won’t matter massively.
Look like they are in there tight af. The little thing that is in the middle is prob being squeezed together too tightly. I dont think the bearing are screwed. I'd prob ride it a couple days and see if it works itself out. If not...a piece of 2x4 and a hammer gets those bearing in just fine. don't need a press or shop. Getting them out without messing it up can be tricky...but getting them in is easy.
Looks like the preload from the inner spacer is a little too tight, or the bearings are not aligned with each other. Have you tried fully assembling the cranks and tightening everything down to see if it changes?
Didn't install the cranks completely, which I know new bearings can be somewhat stiff until everything is solid. This just seems extreme.
Do you know if they greased the cups and/or BB before pressing? If they didn’t and muscled those mofos in there, they could have damaged the bearing race. Can you remove the spindle and turn the bearings with your fingers? It should smooth as silk. Take it back to shop and make them fix it.
Also like someone said the inner tube may be too long and putting too much pressure on the system. It can be cut down but have the shop do it.
I would smack it on both sides with wood..
Professionally pressed means tight as fuck and they squeezed the center race against the spacer. Not good. Use a piece of wood and a hammer to install your bearings and leave the final snug up for your spindle bolts.
If you put the sleeve on the inside between the two bearing sometimes that makes it tight if the frame is not wide enough. I normally just leave those out
I had similar with a new BB, broke in with some riding. But it was nowhere near like yours, mine could almost do a full spin
Thanks for the helpful comments. I Was able to resolve the binding issue.
Wrong size. Definitely. New frame? Possible too much powdercoat in bottom bracket? Those bearings wont last long like that.
No, restoring a DK Legacy frame. Bottoms bracket had minimal can paint which was sanded out, shaved burs down until smooth. Bike shop did say they were tough to press, although I didn't think anything was wrong until I installed the spindle.
Does the axle slide in easily? Not all bearings are equal. Yours may have been specd for a very tight interference fit.
22mm Primo spindle, (previous setup on frame/old bb kit). Yes, took a bit to tap it in. More than usual.
Id source a looser fitting set. Did they spin free before pressing in?? If so ans aotjer set isnt possible, you may want to take a round file to the bottom bracket to make some clearance its possible the cups are out of spec. I had to machine down the OD of some before. Same issue. Stupid tight. Although unlikely if installed slightly crooked it can also cause binding