
Set the pedals aside. You will reinstall them
on the new crank set supplied with your kit.
STEP 2: Remove the left and right cranks
and chainrings.
The cranks are held in place by bolts, some-
times concealed under caps. Remove using a
socket or hex wrench. (Trick: The bolts can
be very tight. Tie one of the crank arms to
your bike frame using a rope or strap. That
frees both hands to turn the wrench.)
Once the bolts are out, use your crank puller
tool to pull the cranks off of the bottom brack-
et axle (photo 2).
REMOVE BOTTOM BRACKET
There are different bottom bracket tools, so
you will need to use the one appropriate for
your bike. Photo 3 shows the tool used for
Shimano cartridge bottom bracket nuts.
Your local bike shop can probably sell you
the necessary tool, or they can just take the
bottom bracket off for you.
Note the the right nut is left-hand threaded, i.
e. it tightens by turning left and loosens by
turning to the right (clockwise). The left nut
uses standard right hand threads (loosens
counterclockwise).
Remove the left nut first. The cartridge will
come out along with the right nut.
INSTALL THE NEW BOTTOM BRACK-
ET INCLUDED WITH YOUR KIT.
Most kits ship with the ultra high quality Phil
Wood™ bottom bracket. This design uses sep-
arate left and right cups and lock rings. This
allows the left-right position of the bottom
bracket to be adjusted slightly.
STEP 1: Install the right side bottom bracket cup. Note that it is left hand threaded. Use anti-
seize compound on the threads inside your frame.
(3) Removing Bottom Bracket
(4) Phil Wood Bottom Bracket Cup
(5) Fully seated Phil Wood Bottom
Bracket Cup
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