Originally Posted by
masi61
thanks for the info - Who knows? I might go that route & ditch the external bearing idea.
Is the BB spindle you’re using specifically for Klein?
And did you press in the PW003 bearings yourself?
The BB spindle is straight through until you get to the flats on the end, so I think the answer to your first question is "yes", since most bb spindles have surfaces for ball bearings to ride on. This BB spindle is made to press through.
The answer to the second question is "No, I had a shop do it. They had the Klein tool" The shop that did this in Denver is Wheat Ridge Cyclery.