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duongrn 02-19-21 10:25 PM

Does this Bottom Bracket install look correct?
 
I have a Trek Domane SLR 2020 and had a bottom bracket installed at a Trek Bike Shop and this is what the T47 bottom bracket looks like after install by the bike shop.

I feel like there is no chance to get the BB off now that the thread looks to be stripped. The RH cup is the ones that looks like the grooves are damaged.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3b55c0ff29.jpg
RH cups looks like grooves are damaged
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ccc3138808.jpg
LH cups look fine

sch 02-19-21 11:09 PM

I suspect that the cups will be removable with the right tool when the time comes. But you are right, the RH cup will
not tolerate re-install based on the buggered flutes. The "threads" are not visible in the photos and I suspect they
are fine. I assume you refer to the flutes which the splines on the tool engages and are deformed on the 'tighten'
side of the cups.

Was the paint like that before or after the servicing? I could see where the tool could easily strip the paint off.

duongrn 02-19-21 11:27 PM

Yep, the paint and grease are ugly but not my concern.

Yep, I mean to say "flutes"/"grooves" on the outside and not the threads on the inside.

Crankycrank 02-20-21 10:02 AM

That's a pretty crappy install by a shop if the BB cup was pristine before they installed it. The flutes shouldn't have any damage at all. With the price of the Praxis BB's I wouldn't be happy and would try to figure out a resolution with the shop.

cxwrench 02-20-21 10:11 AM

A bike shop did that? :wtf:That's some pretty horrific work.

mack_turtle 02-20-21 10:56 AM

did they use adjustable pliers to install? yikes. they owe you a new BB because they fudged that install badly.

jimc101 02-20-21 11:56 AM


Originally Posted by mack_turtle (Post 21932937)
did they use adjustable pliers to install? yikes. they owe you a new BB because they fudged that install badly.

If the BB shell was un-marked before the install, would be wanting a new frame, or at minimum a factory re-paint, as that is messed up, the BB condition is the last of the issues with that, for such a new bike.

themp 02-20-21 03:00 PM

Looks like the bottom bracket tool slipped when they tried to torque it down. I assume you could request a new nut as it was damaged. The orange rings on both sides have some kind of deposits or the grease has just solidified in a strange way. I assume you road this for a while before you saw the damage and this is not fresh from the install?

cxwrench 02-20-21 04:12 PM


Originally Posted by jimc101 (Post 21933012)
If the BB shell was un-marked before the install, would be wanting a new frame, or at minimum a factory re-paint, as that is messed up, the BB condition is the last of the issues with that, for such a new bike.

^This^

Originally Posted by themp (Post 21933217)
Looks like the bottom bracket tool slipped when they tried to torque it down. I assume you could request a new nut as it was damaged. The orange rings on both sides have some kind of deposits or the grease has just solidified in a strange way. I assume you road rode this for a while before you saw the damage and this is not fresh from the install?

Ok, that's not a 'nut' that's one of the bottom bracket cups. The seals have grease on them, it's nothing unusual. It's not solidified at all. The only thing you've got correct is that is looks like the bb tool slipped during install.

TiHabanero 02-20-21 04:52 PM

Not sure if the tool slip during install or just seriously high torque applied and alloy deformed. Apply touch up paint to the shell as it will happen again the next time around anyway. Better yet, paint that area black. I think it will look better that way. .

jimc101 02-21-21 01:29 PM


Originally Posted by TiHabanero (Post 21933351)
Not sure if the tool slip during install or just seriously high torque applied and alloy deformed. Apply touch up paint to the shell as it will happen again the next time around anyway. Better yet, paint that area black. I think it will look better that way. .

I could understand this if it was something that you did at home, but the OP has a 2020 bike, so effectively new, and the the work was done at a bike shop, which appears to have messed up big time, add to that, the OP said it was done at a Trek Bike Shop, if a bike shop operated under a specific brand, the assumption would be that they know what they are doing with that brands products!

Geepig 02-22-21 04:41 AM

Is there any reason why the orange bit on both sides appears to poke out a bit on the right hand side?

duongrn 02-24-21 01:32 PM


Originally Posted by jimc101 (Post 21934401)
I could understand this if it was something that you did at home, but the OP has a 2020 bike, so effectively new, and the the work was done at a bike shop, which appears to have messed up big time, add to that, the OP said it was done at a Trek Bike Shop, if a bike shop operated under a specific brand, the assumption would be that they know what they are doing with that brands products!

Yep, this is a 2020 bike and because I wanted to be done right took it to a Trek Authorized Dealer Shop. This is what they did.
There was some paint chips on the frame, but not as much as you see in the pictures.

duongrn 02-24-21 01:32 PM


Originally Posted by Geepig (Post 21935329)
Is there any reason why the orange bit on both sides appears to poke out a bit on the right hand side?

The orange is just a dust cap so can be flush on both sides. The bike shop really greased it up.

Geepig 02-26-21 02:07 AM


Originally Posted by duongrn (Post 21939770)
The orange is just a dust cap so can be flush on both sides. The bike shop really greased it up.

Ah, ok, that makes sense. As I still live in the dark ages of BBs with my older bikes, I am still learning :)

themp 02-27-21 05:33 PM


Originally Posted by cxwrench (Post 21933295)
^This^


Ok, that's not a 'nut' that's one of the bottom bracket cups. The seals have grease on them, it's nothing unusual. It's not solidified at all. The only thing you've got correct is that is looks like the bb tool slipped during install.


vane171 02-27-21 08:18 PM

This is why I try to do everything myself, even if it means buying some special wrench for the job and plumbing this forum for know-how. I'd take this back to the shop that did that as that is totally unacceptable.


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