Cost to replace crank bearings
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Moggio
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Depends what sort of cranks. If its an external bottom bracket like on shimano and race face stuff you can pick up a Jet Black replacement for around $60 and get a tool for around $10 and change it yourself. Shimano replacements will cost more.. depends on the level of what you want in your replacement.
Worth learning to do yourself as it is simple to do, satisfying and something you will end up having to do again for various reasons in all likelihood.
Worth learning to do yourself as it is simple to do, satisfying and something you will end up having to do again for various reasons in all likelihood.
thecat
NSWMTB, Central Tableland MBC
If it's just a cheap shimano square taper you are up for about $20 for a new BB. labour will depend on how stubborn the old one is to get out
if your crank's been working loose double check that the square taper in the crank arm isn't flogged out otherwise you may have to replace that too
if your crank's been working loose double check that the square taper in the crank arm isn't flogged out otherwise you may have to replace that too
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ok. Labour at my favourite LBS is really cheap anyway, but i might have to take it to a slighty more dodgey one a bit closer and is a tad expensive.
yeah it pretty much did work itself off and towards the end of the day, it had moved about 10mm when i felt it goin from side to side. Thanks heaps
yeah it pretty much did work itself off and towards the end of the day, it had moved about 10mm when i felt it goin from side to side. Thanks heaps
What is the problem then? I tightened the crank arm bolt as tight as it could go which helped it and pushed the arm back back to where it was, but it was still fairly wobbly. I heard that some cranks only last like a couple of months after a lot of riding in the wet.
and i told you before that was my last bike fiffi and it is a giant xc
and i told you before that was my last bike fiffi and it is a giant xc
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floody
Wheel size expert
Oh the bearings may be worn out too, but if the crank bolt loosened up and the crank arm got to slop around, the interface between it and the axle will be compromised.
Can't diagnose it over the internet. Just take it into the shop. No offence, but it would be best for you to take it somewhere that someone competent can fix it and perhaps even show you what happened and how to prevent it/repair it in the future, as opposed to you going berserk with a crank extractor and BB tool.
Can't diagnose it over the internet. Just take it into the shop. No offence, but it would be best for you to take it somewhere that someone competent can fix it and perhaps even show you what happened and how to prevent it/repair it in the future, as opposed to you going berserk with a crank extractor and BB tool.
guitar1234
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hey man i just had the same problem with my square taper cranks, if its the same bottom bracket as a giant boulder the bearing sized should be 163110, just take out the bottom bracket and have a look at the bearing numbers on the side. AND if they are 163110's they are $8.50 each
tomacropod
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my face is full of palm and my cup full of lulz.
- Joel
- Joel
I got my bike back today and all up it cost $38. They had to replace the whole spindle and the two nuts so I think thats reasonable. It also rolls real smooth now 
On another note I got a mate whos taken his Tyax to the same store after he smashed his crank and banana peeled his whole sprocket so it scrapes the frame. The owner wanted to charge $600 just to replace it! Saint cranks arent even half the price of that and I just think that this is crazy! The alternative was $120 road bike crank but he refused that offer! Hes gettin ripped of bad hey? Tell me what you think
On another note I got a mate whos taken his Tyax to the same store after he smashed his crank and banana peeled his whole sprocket so it scrapes the frame. The owner wanted to charge $600 just to replace it! Saint cranks arent even half the price of that and I just think that this is crazy! The alternative was $120 road bike crank but he refused that offer! Hes gettin ripped of bad hey? Tell me what you think
tomacropod
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I think you need to give more detail on what the $600 covered before you go asking for wild opinions!I got my bike back today and all up it cost $38. They had to replace the whole spindle and the two nuts so I think thats reasonable. It also rolls real smooth now
On another note I got a mate whos taken his Tyax to the same store after he smashed his crank and banana peeled his whole sprocket so it scrapes the frame. The owner wanted to charge $600 just to replace it! Saint cranks arent even half the price of that and I just think that this is crazy! The alternative was $120 road bike crank but he refused that offer! Hes gettin ripped of bad hey? Tell me what you think
- Joel