Does this Bottom Bracket install look correct?
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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.
RH cups looks like grooves are damaged
LH cups look fine
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.
RH cups looks like grooves are damaged
LH cups look fine
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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.
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.
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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.
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A bike shop did that? That's some pretty horrific work.
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did they use adjustable pliers to install? yikes. they owe you a new BB because they fudged that install badly.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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. .
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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!
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Is there any reason why the orange bit on both sides appears to poke out a bit on the right hand side?
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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!
There was some paint chips on the frame, but not as much as you see in the pictures.
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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.