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I put an FSA Gossamer crank/bb on my cross bike a few months ago. It's also my commuter and the bike I grab on the weekends when I must ride and it's wet out.
Now the drive side bearing is squealing like a stuck pig. I took the crank off and actually got it to stop for a week or so by partially "flushing" the bearing with some lubricant. But it's back again and I'm looking for a long term fix.
A couple of options I'm considering:
1) pay the LBS to use the Phil Wood kit to replace the bearings with Phil Wood bearings ($50 plus labor)
2) replace it with another bottom bracket
I'm leaning toward #1 as I'm really not fond of replacing an entire bottom bracket every few months in the rainy season - and I've heard great things about the Phil bearings.
I've heard that RaceFace bottom brackets have better seals on their bearings but I'm not even sure if they make one that will work with the gossamer. I've heard some FSA bottom brackets use different size bearings on the drive and non-drive sides.
Any feedback on either approach or a whole new approach I haven't thought of?
Now the drive side bearing is squealing like a stuck pig. I took the crank off and actually got it to stop for a week or so by partially "flushing" the bearing with some lubricant. But it's back again and I'm looking for a long term fix.
A couple of options I'm considering:
1) pay the LBS to use the Phil Wood kit to replace the bearings with Phil Wood bearings ($50 plus labor)
2) replace it with another bottom bracket
I'm leaning toward #1 as I'm really not fond of replacing an entire bottom bracket every few months in the rainy season - and I've heard great things about the Phil bearings.
I've heard that RaceFace bottom brackets have better seals on their bearings but I'm not even sure if they make one that will work with the gossamer. I've heard some FSA bottom brackets use different size bearings on the drive and non-drive sides.
Any feedback on either approach or a whole new approach I haven't thought of?