Peugeot U010 - Bottom Bracket Threading
10-29-20, 05:42 PM
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Peugeot U010 - Bottom Bracket Threading
Does anyone know definitively if a 1981 Peugeot U010 had Swiss orbfremch bottom bracket threading? I'm restoring this bike and the fixed cup won't move no matter what I do or what direction I go in and I just want to confirm which way I should be rotating before I start hammering away. Thanks!
10-29-20, 06:24 PM
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My wife had a UO10 about that vintage and the fixed cup was Swiss - clockwise to undo.
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10-29-20, 08:09 PM
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10-30-20, 10:50 AM
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Same with my 1980 PKN-10 -- definitely Swiss.
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10-30-20, 12:46 PM
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have found the oro finish finish fixed cups with the knurling on the edge to be CH
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have found the oro finish finish fixed cups with the knurling on the edge to be CH
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10-30-20, 12:56 PM
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Does anyone know definitively if a 1981 Peugeot U010 had Swiss orbfremch bottom bracket threading? I'm restoring this bike and the fixed cup won't move no matter what I do or what direction I go in and I just want to confirm which way I should be rotating before I start hammering away. Thanks!
I didn't know which way either one went, so the way I found out was to use a bolt and a pair of washers to hold the fixed cup tool on the flats, and I attached a LONG lever to the tool with hose-clamps - a five foot length of pipe. Then what I did was try each way, multiple times, alternating, increasing the torque each time. With the lever you can do this gradually, and if everything is snugged up and held tight you can feel the cup move; you should have enough leverage to feel it even if it's getting tighter - and you can tell by the way it feels if it is a loosen- or a tighten- direction.
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10-30-20, 02:47 PM
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My 1984 Peugeot PGN 10 has a Swiss thread bottom bracket. Found that out years ago when I upgraded the Components to Campy Super record.
10-30-20, 03:00 PM
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Just for record keeping purposes, to confirm, the 1981 Peugeot U010 does in fact have a Swiss threaded bottom bracket. It's also a ***** to get off if it hasn't been touched in 40 years. Thanks gang!
10-30-20, 06:02 PM
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I bet that it was also hard to loosen when it left the factory, as intended of course.
The cups are well-made and would not need to be replaced for a very long time in most cases.
Clockwise to loosen on my 1984 PH501 and on both my 1979 UO9 and 1979 PX10.
The cups are well-made and would not need to be replaced for a very long time in most cases.
Clockwise to loosen on my 1984 PH501 and on both my 1979 UO9 and 1979 PX10.
10-30-20, 06:32 PM
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10-31-20, 12:18 PM
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Some cup markings were quite arcane, and specific to the component manufacturer:
10-31-20, 01:51 PM
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Bike showing above was 1 ring, 2 flats and had a Nervar spindle, assume from the factor. It was Swiss vs. English. Seems to contradict the above, but you never know ..
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