Post by Stella on May 26, 2014 14:48:52 GMT
As I'm cracking on with dismantling the Lambert in order to clean the parts and frame and check it all over, I've encountered a few challenges and thought it would be a great thread to add yours as we're all working on Viscounts or Lamberts. The idea is to share mistakes we made in order to prevent others making them, and give advice, tips, and support for those who encounter obstacles. See what I've done here? I refuse to call them 'problems' because there aren't any problems when working on bikes. Only hurdles and they can be overcome.
So, here are mine:
I've put the washer and bolt back into the drive side, then gently hammered the spindle a few mm to the other side to make some space for spacers/washers I'll put between frame and crank, then, once the tool's straight again, I'll try the pulling approach again, which should work as the crank won't be pressing onto the bearings.
There you go, that's my excitement for today.
So, here are mine:
- Seized stem bolt, I can't even loosen it. Sprayed generous amount of rust dissolver (similar to Plus Gas from all angles), then tried again, but my imperial-sized allen key is made of cheese. As much as I love some tool creativity it's not helping when this renders said tools useless and the bolt's not moving.
- Left hand crank thread stripped. That's possibly what you, Pete, referred to when saying some port hole crank sets are made of cheese. This one certainly is. I suspect someone was trying to have a go at fixing the BB, but gave up. There was quite a good amount of grease on the bolt (for whatever reason). The DS came off with no problems, the NDS is screwed.
There's no easy way to get that sorted. I could try hammering, but--oh, just had another idea which could work--but it's tedious. My bright idea was to pull the spindle from the other side in order to push the crank off, but the awful cracking didn't fill me with confidence (bearing being slightly (half a millimeter) pushed into the frame. Then I inserted the tool into the side where the crank sits, which resulted in - damages (dents) in the crank and the tool being bent (oh, Steve, you'll be very upset with me). Tested the thread on a different spindle: it's fine, so it should be an easy fix to bend it back. Silly me. Trial and error, right? But why that tool?
There's no easy way to get that sorted. I could try hammering, but--oh, just had another idea which could work--but it's tedious. My bright idea was to pull the spindle from the other side in order to push the crank off, but the awful cracking didn't fill me with confidence (bearing being slightly (half a millimeter) pushed into the frame. Then I inserted the tool into the side where the crank sits, which resulted in I've put the washer and bolt back into the drive side, then gently hammered the spindle a few mm to the other side to make some space for spacers/washers I'll put between frame and crank, then, once the tool's straight again, I'll try the pulling approach again, which should work as the crank won't be pressing onto the bearings.
There you go, that's my excitement for today.
