Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
A much simpler approach will be to buy a new bottom bracket off ebay that is the same length as your current one.
I have used these on a few bikes- they are cheap but have been perfectly fine. One is on a bike of mine, two are on bikes my kids use, and I have used a couple for refurbish bikes that I then sell. They
Or this is a perfectly fine solution too-
Cartridge bottom brackets are easy to install and remove(that driveside of old cup n cone BBs can be brutal!).
Some dislike 'new' tech such as cartridge BBs, but they have been around for decades. Hardly new. I dont like throwing out good working stuff, but some things are worth $15 to simplify.
Thanks. I've put those in my ebay cart and will likely get one of them (I'm not link-worthy yet, so I deleted the links from my post). I guess I'd feel more feeling of accomplishment if I repacked the old bearings, and I may still do that, but I'm all for a $15 solution that works. I'll pull out the old and look at it.