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So I am toying with the idea of giving up the fall and instead add a millimeter or two of leveling compound – if that can get it perfectly flat and smooth.
It really shouldnt be flat. It should fall away from the window slightly.
Build up the tile adhesive at the back to create the fall and dont waste money on self levelling compound which is for floors anyway. -
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It's hard to imagine it breaking like that while riding
You don't need any imagination to know that stress fractures in aluminium will always get bigger. It won't require high impacts either.
Looking at its position I would think it will fail catastrophically during a right turn, at some point in the future.
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Swapping bits from one frame to another but can't get the headset bearing cups off. Thinking it might just be easier to buy new ones and re-use the rest of the headset. Frame is a raleigh silhouette and headset is 1" threaded. Will any old 1" bearing cups be OK?
You won't be able to get cups on their own. Might as well buy a complete headset and leave the old one in the old frame.
Does the other frame have its own forks? Theres a significant chance of the old fork's steerer threads being 26tpi, in which case you would need new forks to go with the new headset.
If you are re-using the old forks, I would try again to get the old cups out.
The old steel is quite forgiving, use a long screwdriver and a hammer and dont be scared to really twat it. -
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Say a rock or something flicks up from gardener's mower and smashes my window. Should I expect them to pay or do I cough up for it myself?
This is why reputable companies have professional indemnity insurance. It safeguards against claims by clients or third parties. So if the gardener has such a policy get them to claim on it.
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The shell is 68mm but i'm not too sure of the threading yet. I'm going to have a go at removing it tomorrow with the proper tool they make for this type of bb. If I can't find a cheap replacement the frame will have to go!
Don't bother trying to take it out mate. Just clean it up and put it back together with new 1/4" bearings. (11 on each side)
get a cotterless axle here:
decipher the codes and measurements here:
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